The SAVE Act has now passed the House, and the Senate will be voting soon.
Can you get your hands on your original birth certificate?
Do you have a current passport?
Does your birth certificate match your current name?
No? You (and millions of other people) could lose your right to vote.
- Understand the issue: The SAVE Act would require everyone to show, in person, proof of their citizenship — in the form of a passport or original birth certificate that matches their current last name — to register to vote, or even just to update their voter registration. It would mean the end of online and mail-in voter registration, and voter registration drives. This is a massive form of extreme national voter suppression.
- Recognize who’s affected: Anyone who does not have a current passport (which costs money to obtain), or their original birth certificate, including people who’ve changed their name for any reason, immigrants, transgender people, foster children, military personnel, tribal members, rural voters, disaster survivors, and anyone who has moved since their last registration.
- TODAY, call your senators: In California, that’s Alex Padilla (202) 224-3553 and Adam Schiff (202) 224-3841. Call today, call tomorrow, and keep calling until the vote – even the same people over and over.
- Use this script for California senators: “Hello. My name is [your name] and my zip code is [your zip code]. As your constituent, I want you to join with all other Democratic senators in a unified coalition to vote NO on the SAVE Act (HR22), and I want you to publicly state your intention and determination to unify Democratic senators to vote NO on the SAVE Act to the press and on your social media platforms. Please let me know that you will do these things [leave phone number or email].”
- Please also call senators beyond California (find any senator) and say: “As a citizen of the United States, I’m urging you to join with all Democratic senators in a unified coalition to vote NO on the SAVE Act (HR22). I ask that you publicly state your intention and determination to unify Democratic senators to vote NO on the SAVE Act to the press and on your social media platforms. Please let me know that you will do these things [leave phone number or email].”
- Please especially call these Democratic and Independent senators who may still be on the fence. These are the most important, but if you have the time, DON’T STOP THERE. Call as many Democratic senators as you can, and then start in on the Republicans. So much is riding on this vote.
Sen. Mark Kelly, D-AZ (202) 224-2235
Sen. Maggie Hassan, D-NH (202) 224-3324
Sen. Jacky Rosen, D-NV (202) 224-6244
Sen. John Fetterman, D-PA (202) 224-4254
Sen. Angus King, Ind-ME (202) 224-5344
Sen. Ruben Gallego, D-AZ (202) 224-4521