SAVE Act to Have Devastating Consequences
Jasper Stubler '28
Staff Writer
The Safeguard American Voter Eligibility act (commonly known as the SAVE act) is working its way through the legislative branch, supported by President Donald J. Trump and the Republican Party. American citizens are concerned about its devastating effects because it could potentially prevent many people from voting.
The SAVE act is a proposed law, “that requires individuals to provide documentary proof of U.S. citizenship when registering to vote in federal elections.”
It was introduced by Representative Charles Eugene Roy on January 3rd 2025. President Donald Trump strongly agrees with passing the SAVE act stating that it, "supersedes everything else" and "will not sign other Bills until this is passed."
If the SAVE act is passed, billions of people will be unable to vote. The SAVE act would require one of the following: a valid U.S. passport or passport card, a certified birth certificate paired with a photo ID, a naturalization certificate, or a Consular Report of Birth Abroad. Statistics show, 150 Million Americans do not have a passport.
Furthermore, “over 21 million voting-age US citizens — nearly 1 in 10 eligible voters nationwide — lack easy access to documents that the SAVE Act would require to register and stay registered to vote” according to VoteRiders.org.
It would also require people to go in person to election offices, instead of mail registration or online registration. This would affect many people because according to statistics found on Vote.Org “Only 6% of voters currently register in person at an election office.”
Many people are strongly against the SAVE act. Brennan Center.org writer Micahel Waldman has stated, “The revived bill is a serious threat to voting rights.” Nonprofit Vote writer Brian Miller has stated, “The SAVE Act is the Wrong Solution for a Non-Problem.”
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