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Save Act — Coalition Social Media Action

Overview:

As we prepare for a vote on the SAVE Act this week, we’re coordinating our coalition of voting rights advocates and civil rights organizations to highlight the harmful consequences of the SAVE Act for voters and our elections, as well as other attempted power grabs aimed at suppressing the vote. We need to call on our leaders to protect everyone’s freedom to vote and vote NO on the SAVE Act.

Please join us in lifting up our opposition to the SAVE Act and sharing resources, graphs and calls to action on April 9 from 1 PM - 4 PM ET. Please reach out to Sofia at costas@civilrights.org with any questions.

Core Message:

Voters should choose their leaders — not the other way around. The SAVE Act is part of a broader anti-voter agenda designed to block millions from voting by creating unnecessary barriers to the ballot. This power grab particularly targets voters who have been historically disenfranchised: Black and brown voters, working families, young people, disabled voters, and naturalized citizens. Our democracy works best when all voters can make their voices heard. Congress must reject the SAVE Act and protect our freedom to vote.

Hashtags:

#ProtectVotingRights

#FreedomToVote

#HandsOffOurVote

#HandsOffHerVote

Calls to Action:

C4: Tell Congress: Vote NO on the SAVE Act

C3: Protect Our Freedom to Vote, Reject Anti-Voter Power Grabs

Sample Social Media Posts:

The SAVE Act isn't about saving anything — it's about silencing voters. It would create barriers that block millions from registering to vote, especially impacting women, communities of color, and working families. Tell Congress to vote NO on SAVE Act
The SAVE Act would require citizens to provide documentary proof of citizenship to register for federal elections, but 146 million Americans don't have passports — nearly as many as the 153 million who voted in 2024. Vote NO on SAVE Act.
The so-called “SAVE Act” will make it significantly harder, if not outright impossible, for millions of eligible voters to register to vote and have their voices heard. This would impact everyone but especially burden military voters, tribal voters, rural voters, survivors of natural disasters, communities of color, and the tens of millions of married women in America who have changed their names.
The SAVE Act would make it nearly impossible for many tribal citizens to register to vote using their Tribal ID. This is an attack on Native American voting rights and sovereignty. Congress must vote NO on SAVE Act.
Our freedom to vote ensures we have a voice on healthcare, education, jobs, and economic security. The SAVE Act threatens that freedom by creating unnecessary barriers to registration. Congress: Vote NO on SAVE Act.
The SAVE Act is a federal voter suppression bill. It would erect barriers to register to vote for countless Americans across many different communities. It is a solution in search of a problem and should be defeated. Vote NO on SAVE Act.
The SAVE Act would silence the voices of tens of millions of Americans. Tell Congress we don’t need any more barriers to voting; we need voting to be easy and accessible for everyone. Vote NO on SAVE Act.
The SAVE Act would end voter registration as we know it. No more online, mail or voter registration drives. We’ve come too far to go back in decades of progress now. Tell Congress to vote NO on SAVE Act.
Citizens of color are three times more likely to lack citizenship documents or face difficulties accessing them. Two-thirds of Black Americans don't have passports. The SAVE Act is designed to silence these voters. Tell Congress to vote NO on SAVE Act.
More than 9 percent of citizens of voting age — or 21.3 million people – do not have documents readily available that prove their citizenship. Why would Congress require these documents if so many Americans don’t have them? Tell Congress to vote NO on SAVE Act.
The SAVE Act would disenfranchise 69 million women who have taken their married name. Women fought for and won the right to vote more than 100 years ago. Why does Congress want to exclude women from the democratic process now? Vote NO on SAVE Act.
The SAVE Act is just the latest example of a string of schemes to make voting more difficult for millions of eligible voters, all while perpetuating lies about our elections. Call your Member of Congress now and urge them to vote NO on the SAVE Act.

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BACKGROUND:

Quick facts:

The SAVE Act would require documentary proof of citizenship in order to register to vote in federal elections.
Nationwide, approximately 146 million American citizens do not possess a passport – to put that into perspective, 153 million Americans cast a ballot in the 2024 presidential general election.
More than 21 million American citizens do not have a birth certificate, passport, or other document proving citizenship readily available.
In seven states, less than one-third of citizens have a valid passport: West Virginia, Mississippi, Alabama, Arkansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, and Oklahoma.
U.S. citizens of color are three times more likely than white citizens to lack documents such as U.S. birth certificates, passports, naturalization certificates, or certificates of citizenship — or face difficulties accessing them. For example, two-thirds of Black Americans do not possess a passport.
Nationwide, approximately 69 million women who have married and 4 million men who have married and have changed their names could not use their birth certificate to prove their identity or citizenship status under the SAVE Act.

Share the latest in-depth analysis by policy experts on the harms of the SAVE Act:

The Leadership Conference Letter of Opposition: Civil Rights Groups Oppose the SAVE Act
Declaration for American Democracy Coalition: Letter of Opposition to the SAVE Act
Brennan Justice Center: New Hampshire Just Got a Preview of the House’s Terrible New Voter Suppression Bill
Campaign Legal Center: Fact Sheet: The SAVE Act Threatens All Voters
Center for American Progress: The SAVE Act Would Disenfranchise Millions of Citizens
Vote Riders: The SAVE Act Is Dangerous for Democracy
Stand Up America: Safeguard American Voter Eligibility Act (SAVE) Act One-Pager
UnidosUS: How the SAVE Act disproportionately harms Latinos voters and American democracy.
Issue One: Nearly 60 Bipartisan Election Officials Express Their Opposition to SAVE Act

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