The League of Women Voters of Clark County urges all 3rd Congressional District residents to urge the Congresswoman to vote NO this time
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The SAVE Act, a bill pending before Congress, would require voters to present passports or original copies of their birth certificates in person when registering to vote or updating their registrations. How many people don’t have passports and can’t find their original birth certificates? How many women changed their names when they married? What about victims of natural disasters who have lost their documents?
Let’s be clear: The SAVE Act isn’t about safeguarding elections or securing our borders. It’s about silencing voters.
False claims about non-citizens voting in federal elections are a pretext for undermining our access to vote, and they spread misinformation about voting. Voters in every state are already required to affirm or verify their citizenship status when registering to vote. State election officials also have existing systems to verify voter eligibility and ensure accurate voter rolls.
If legislators really want to secure and improve elections, they should invest in upgraded equipment and expanded staffing for election administrators.
Rep. Marie Gluesenkamp Perez voted for the SAVE Act last time it came up before the U.S. House. The League of Women Voters of Clark County urges all 3rd Congressional District residents to urge her to vote NO this time.
Nancy Halvorson
President, League of Women Voters of Clark County
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LofWV, if this was the 1950’s you’d have a solid argument.
What does the LofWV propose to prevent noncitizens from voting in elections?
You need a birth certificate or equivalent ID to get a Real ID driver’s license to fly as a passenger on an airplane–is that more important than voting in an election?
“We are proudly nonpartisan and never align ourselves with candidates or parties”
Quote right from their website
My point for quoting their website was to show the hypocriticy in their statements
LofWV lost their way a while ago. This stance only supports that view.
Another example, of many, of their partisanship
This law needs re writing! Women who changed their name upon marriage would have to get a passport. This is expensive and time consuming! This bill disenfranchises women. They are silencing women. Vote NO, please!
This bill also ends mail in voting? This will make it impossible for many residence in Clark County to vote. The Republicans know if they can restrict voting they have a better chance of winning. The Democrats want all US citizens to have clear access to the polls. More corrupt gerrymandering from the Republicans