AG Rokita co-leads 22 states in calling on Congress to pass Safeguard American Voter Eligibility (SAVE) Act

Submitted by Office of the Attorney General

Indiana Attorney General Todd Rokita and Iowa Attorney General Brenna Bird are co-leading a 22-state letter calling on Congress to pass the Safeguard American Voter Eligibility (“SAVE”) Act.

This bill would seek to strengthen the country’s electoral process by upholding the rule of law and prohibit individuals who are ineligible to vote, like illegal aliens, from doing so.

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“This commonsense piece of legislation is needed to ensure what should be two simple concepts – that our elections are secure and our elections are protected from illegal voters,” AG Rokita said. “With millions of illegal aliens entering the country on President Joe Biden’s watch, it’s imperative that we take these steps to ensure our elections are safe and secure.”

Under the SAVE Act, individuals must provide proof of citizenship when registering to vote. It also will help states identify and remove illegal aliens from their voter registration rolls. With broad support among all Americans and the U.S. House of Representatives passing the bill last week, AG Rokita is demanding the U.S. Senate to take action.

“As Indiana’s former secretary of state,” Rokita said, “I know that increasing public faith by securing the electoral process is a hallmark of our democracy – a system that is unfortunately and ironically being blocked by members of a political party named for this exact system of representative government.”