Earlier today, Alabama Attorney General Steve Marshall and the attorneys general of 21 other states urged the U.S. Senate to join the U.S. House and immediately support the Safeguard American Voter and Eligibility (SAVE) Act.
The SAVE Act amends the National Voter Registration Act of 1993 by requiring individuals to provide proof of U.S. citizenship when registering to vote in federal elections. Acceptable documents include a REAL ID-compliant identification indicating U.S. citizenship, a valid U.S. passport, or a government-issued photo ID showing U.S. birthplace. The act is a commonsense measure to close loopholes that currently allow non-citizens to register and vote.
Attorney General Marshall and the coalition of other state AGs called on the U.S. Senate to do their part and expediently pass the measure for the sake of American election integrity.
“President Biden’s decision to open America’s borders has led to an unprecedented number of illegal aliens entering our country, costing many Americans their livelihoods and some even their lives,” Marshall said on Tuesday.
“Now that Americans stand poised to vote Biden out, he is opposing commonsense measures that would help ensure that the aliens he has allowed into this country do not vote in November. His response that it is already illegal for noncitizens to vote is no answer, when Democrats are denying States the tools to make sure such laws are enforced.
“Only American citizens have the lawful right to vote in American elections, and I strongly urge the Senate to immediately pass the SAVE Act to ensure election integrity this November.”
The letter recounts President Biden’s disastrous immigration policies that have increased the risk that non-citizens will vote in the 2024 general elections. The letter notes how in Arizona, voters who register to vote without proof of citizenship are designated “federal-only” voters, meaning they are allowed to vote in federal, but not state or local, elections.
Grayson Everett is the state and political editor for Yellowhammer News. You can follow him on X @Grayson270
