Yesterday, the House of Representatives passed the Safeguard American Voter Eligibility (SAVE) Act, which Rep. Jack Bergman cosponsored, and which requires individuals to provide proof of citizenship when registering to vote in federal elections.
“I’m proud to have cosponsored this commonsense legislation that passed the House with bipartisan support, albeit slim. Rooted in constitutional reality, the SAVE Act reaffirms what we already know – that only American citizens should be able to vote in American elections. With the worst, most porous borders our country has ever seen, this bill is absolutely necessary to ensure our elections remain free and fair,”Rep. Jack Bergman stated.
Facts About the SAVE Act:
While falsely claiming the 2016 was “stolen” due to “foreign election interference,” Democrats ignore the real threat of foreign election interference posed when noncitizens are allowed to register and vote in U.S. elections.
Lax voter registration laws make it possible for noncitizens to register and vote in federal elections while campaign finance loopholes allow noncitizens to fund U.S. election activities – both of which can affect the outcome of our elections.
There is ample evidence that noncitizens are voting in U.S. elections:
A 2014 study that analyzed the 2008 and 2010 elections concluded that not only had noncitizens illegally voted in U.S. elections but also that the votes of noncitizens likely determined the outcome in certain races.
In states like Massachusetts, Ohio, and Virginia, noncitizens have recently been removed from the voting rolls – and many of those noncitizens had voted.
The Arizona Secretary of State website is currently falsely promoting the idea that individuals who fail to present proof of citizenship when registering will “be eligible to vote in federal elections.”
Recently, the House Committee on Administration reported the Safeguard American Voter Eligibility (SAVE) Act, H.R. 8281, will:
Require an individual to provide proof of citizenship when registering to vote in federal elections; and
Provide states with access to existing federal databases so they can clean up their voter registration rolls and remove noncitizens from the rolls.
