SAVE Act Successfully Stalled in Senate as a Result of Tireless Advocacy on Behalf of American Voters
Read a PDF of our assertion here.
The Safeguard American Voter Eligibility (SAVE) America Act, a harmful try and impose onerous and discriminatory obstacles for voters on the threat of disfranchising thousands and thousands, has presently failed to maneuver ahead in the US Senate. The Legal Defense Fund (LDF) and companions will proceed to watch legislative exercise ought to parts of the discriminatory invoice be launched in any alternate type.
This invoice threatens to disproportionately disenfranchise Black voters, different voters of coloration, married voters who’ve modified their identify, younger voters, voters with disabilities, senior residents, and rural voters. Advocates and legislators labored tenaciously over the previous months to coach the general public round these risks of the SAVE America Act.
In response, LDF Director of Policy Demetria McCain launched the next assertion:
“The SAVE America Act would undermine free and fair access to the ballot by targeting the same voters who suffered discrimination under the hand of Jim Crow.”
“We don’t safe our elections by systematically blocking thousands and thousands from the poll, eliminating accessible types of democratic participation, and concentrating on the election officers who usually put themselves in danger to make sure our elections proceed pretty. We create equitable elections by making certain that each eligible voter has equal entry to the poll field. The SAVE Act was by no means about election safety however quite propagating a racially-motivated fantasy of voter fraud the place none exists.
“We thank the Senators who stand firmly opposed to this legislation and keep it from advancing. And we are proud to stand shoulder to shoulder with the civil rights communities who continue to fight to protect the foundational right to vote.”
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