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 in supporting the Safeguard American Voter and Eligibility (SAVE) Act. The AGs highlighted the bipartisan nature of the SAVE Act, noting its passage on the floor of the U.S. House of Representatives, and strongly encouraged the Senate to pass the bill.
“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. 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,” Attorney General Steve Marshall said. “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 immigration policies that have increased the risk that non-citizens will vote in the 2024 general elections. It notes how in Arizona, voters who register without proof of citizenship are designated “federal-only” voters, meaning they can vote in federal but not state or local elections.
The SAVE Act would ensure that only United States citizens can vote by requiring proof of citizenship when registering. The bill would also help states identify and remove non-citizens from their voter registration rolls by providing access to federal databases.
In addition to Alabama, the letter was led by Attorney General Brenna Bird of Iowa and signed by attorneys general from Indiana, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Idaho, Kansas, Louisiana, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, New Hampshire, Oklahoma, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Utah, Virginia, West Virginia and Wyoming.