Indiana Attorney General Todd Rokita and Iowa Attorney General Brenna Bird are co-leading a 22-state letter urging Congress to pass the Safeguard American Voter Eligibility (SAVE) Act. The proposed legislation aims to strengthen the electoral process by prohibiting ineligible individuals, such as illegal aliens, from voting.
"This commonsense piece of legislation is needed to ensure what should be two simple concepts - that our elections are secure and our elections are protected from illegal voters," stated Attorney General Rokita. "With millions of illegal aliens entering the country on President Joe Biden’s watch, it’s imperative that we take these steps to ensure our elections are safe and secure."
The SAVE Act mandates proof of citizenship for voter registration and assists states in identifying and removing illegal aliens from their voter rolls. With broad support among Americans and passage by the U.S. House of Representatives last week, Rokita is calling on the U.S. Senate to act.
"As Indiana’s former secretary of state, I know that increasing public faith by securing the electoral process is a hallmark of our democracy – a system that is unfortunately and ironically being blocked by members of a political party named for this exact system of representative government," added Rokita.
A letter sent to congressional leaders accompanies this initiative, along with an available headshot of Attorney General Rokita.