Montgomery, AL – Alabama Attorney General Steve Marshall, along with attorneys general from 21 other states, has called on the U.S. Senate to support the Safeguard American Voter and Eligibility (SAVE) Act. This bipartisan bill aims to enhance election integrity by ensuring that only U.S. citizens can vote in federal elections. The SAVE Act has already passed the U.S. House of Representatives, and the attorneys general are urging the Senate to follow suit.
Attorney General Marshall criticized President Biden’s immigration policies, stating, “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.” He emphasized the importance of the SAVE Act in preventing non-citizens from voting in the upcoming elections, arguing that “only American citizens have the lawful right to vote in American elections.”
The letter from the attorneys general highlighted concerns over current immigration policies and their potential impact on election integrity. The example of Arizona was cited, where “federal-only” voters, who register without proof of citizenship, are allowed to vote in federal but not state or local elections.
The SAVE Act proposes requiring proof of citizenship for voter registration and providing states with access to federal databases to help identify and remove non-citizens from voter rolls. The effort to push the Senate to pass the bill was led by Attorney General Brenna Bird of Iowa and included support from attorneys general of 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.
