Congress is trying to pass the SAVE Act right now. a bill that would require people to show a passport or birth certificate to prove citizenship in order to register to vote.
It’s being sold as a way to “stop non-citizen voting,” even though that’s already illegal and extremely rare. What it actually does is create impossible barriers for millions of eligible Americans, especially trans people, naturalized citizens, and others whose documents don’t all line up.
If this bill passes, I will lose my right to vote. Full stop.
I’m a veteran, and The SAVE act WILL STRIP ME OF MY CONSITUTIONAL RIGHT TO VOTE.
THIS ISN'T MEDIA SPIN OR CLICK BAIT!
Here’s my reality:
My birth certificate still has my old name and former gender.
My passport also has my old name. I haven’t tried to update it, because trans people across the country are reporting that when they do, the government is seizing their passports.
My driver’s license has my correct name, but still shows my former gender, because the SSA blocked gender marker changes under Trump’s executive order.
My Social Security record is stuck too, because of the executive order.
So even though I am a U.S. citizen, legally registered, and a veteran, this law would strip me of my constitutional right to vote, simply because the government refuses to let me update the documents they’re now trying to require.
