Defeat the SAVE Act
CTA Name: CTA 02-10-26 Defeat the SAVE Act
CTA Author: Bill Csajko
Date Created: 02-07-26
Explainer:
Republicans are moving quickly to pass a bill, called the Safeguard American Voter Eligibility (SAVE) America Act, requiring voters to show proof of citizenship both to register and at the polls ahead of the 2026 midterm elections — a move that experts warn could disenfranchise millions of Americans. They are also considering other, more radical versions of the bill, including the Make Elections Great Again (MEGA) Act
The SAVE Act would require documentary proof of citizenship to register to vote, as well as requiring photographic identification that proves citizenship to cast a ballot. In most states, that means voters, even those who are already on the rolls, would need to bring a passport or original birth certificate to the polls. (Minnesota is one of five states that have “enhanced” drivers licenses which would satisfy this requirement).
According to a Brennan Center for Justice analysis, around 21 million Americans could be disenfranchised. Half of Americans lack a passport, and millions more don’t have ready access to birth certificates to prove citizenship. The bill could also kick millions of married women off the rolls who took their husband’s last name. It would be the most restrictive voting bill ever passed by Congress
Call to Action:
Contact Senators Klobuchar and Smith, and your Congressional representative, to demand that they vote “no” on the SAVE Act or any other variation of this bill, such as the MEGA Act.
Contact Info:
1. U.S. Senator Tina Smith:
DC Office Phone: (202) 224-5641
MN Office Phone: (651) 221-1016
Email form:
https://www.smith.senate.gov/share-your-opinion/
2. U.S. Senator Amy Klobuchar:
DC Office Phone: ( 202) 224-3244
DC Office Fax: (202) 228-2186
MN Office Phone: (612) 727-5220
Email form:
https://www.klobuchar.senate.gov/public/index.cfm/email-amy
Your Federal House Representative
Find your US House of Representative here: Who Represents Me?
Or use democracy.io to send an email to all three of them at the same time.
Sample Script (voice or email):
I am a constituent from (your address) [Optional: and a member of Indivisible Twin Cities].
Vote “No” on the SAVE Act, or any variation on this bill, such as the MEGA Act. Put in a sentence about why this matters to you: are you someone whose right to vote would be threatened? Do you have family or close friends? Have you been an election judge and had experiences that indicate why this would be a problem? Do you have strong feelings or principals about voting? This bill would disenfranchise millions of Americans, particularly women, from voting.
Resources:
H.R. 7296, the Safeguard American Voter Eligibility Act
H.R.7300, the Make Elections Great Again Act
Brennan Center for Justice: The Bad Voting Bill that Refuses to Die
Democracy Docket: GOP fast tracks monster voter suppression bill that could disenfranchise millions by requiring proof of citizenship at polls
