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Political Advocacy · The SAVE Act

Should a checkbox alone determine eligibility for federal voting?

The SAVE Act would require documentary proof of U.S. citizenship for federal voter registration. Today, in most states, an honor-system attestation is enough.

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On the record

Senators blocking the SAVE Act

These senators have publicly opposed requiring documentary proof of citizenship for federal voter registration. Press VOTE NOW on any card to see who could lawfully register today under attestation-only rules.

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Opposed SAVE Act

Mark Kelly

U.S. Senator · Arizona

Democrat
Documentary Proof ProvidedNONE
Opposed SAVE Act

Ruben Gallego

U.S. Senator · Arizona

Democrat
Documentary Proof ProvidedNONE
Opposed SAVE Act

Alex Padilla

U.S. Senator · California

Democrat
Documentary Proof ProvidedNONE
Opposed SAVE Act

Adam Schiff

U.S. Senator · California

Democrat
Documentary Proof ProvidedNONE
Opposed SAVE Act

Michael Bennet

U.S. Senator · Colorado

Democrat
Documentary Proof ProvidedNONE
Opposed SAVE Act

John Hickenlooper

U.S. Senator · Colorado

Democrat
Documentary Proof ProvidedNONE
Opposed SAVE Act

Richard Blumenthal

U.S. Senator · Connecticut

Democrat
Documentary Proof ProvidedNONE
Opposed SAVE Act

Chris Murphy

U.S. Senator · Connecticut

Democrat
Documentary Proof ProvidedNONE
Opposed SAVE Act

Chris Coons

U.S. Senator · Delaware

Democrat
Documentary Proof ProvidedNONE
Opposed SAVE Act

Lisa Blunt Rochester

U.S. Senator · Delaware

Democrat
Documentary Proof ProvidedNONE
Opposed SAVE Act

Jon Ossoff

U.S. Senator · Georgia

Democrat
Documentary Proof ProvidedNONE
Opposed SAVE Act

Raphael Warnock

U.S. Senator · Georgia

Democrat
Documentary Proof ProvidedNONE
Opposed SAVE Act

Brian Schatz

U.S. Senator · Hawaii

Democrat
Documentary Proof ProvidedNONE
Opposed SAVE Act

Mazie Hirono

U.S. Senator · Hawaii

Democrat
Documentary Proof ProvidedNONE
Opposed SAVE Act

Dick Durbin

U.S. Senator · Illinois

Democrat
Documentary Proof ProvidedNONE
Opposed SAVE Act

Tammy Duckworth

U.S. Senator · Illinois

Democrat
Documentary Proof ProvidedNONE
Opposed SAVE Act

Angus King

U.S. Senator · Maine

Independent
Documentary Proof ProvidedNONE
Opposed SAVE Act

Chris Van Hollen

U.S. Senator · Maryland

Democrat
Documentary Proof ProvidedNONE
Opposed SAVE Act

Angela Alsobrooks

U.S. Senator · Maryland

Democrat
Documentary Proof ProvidedNONE
Opposed SAVE Act

Elizabeth Warren

U.S. Senator · Massachusetts

Democrat
Documentary Proof ProvidedNONE
Opposed SAVE Act

Ed Markey

U.S. Senator · Massachusetts

Democrat
Documentary Proof ProvidedNONE
Opposed SAVE Act

Gary Peters

U.S. Senator · Michigan

Democrat
Documentary Proof ProvidedNONE
Opposed SAVE Act

Elissa Slotkin

U.S. Senator · Michigan

Democrat
Documentary Proof ProvidedNONE
Opposed SAVE Act

Amy Klobuchar

U.S. Senator · Minnesota

Democrat
Documentary Proof ProvidedNONE
Opposed SAVE Act

Tina Smith

U.S. Senator · Minnesota

Democrat
Documentary Proof ProvidedNONE
Opposed SAVE Act

Catherine Cortez Masto

U.S. Senator · Nevada

Democrat
Documentary Proof ProvidedNONE
Opposed SAVE Act

Jacky Rosen

U.S. Senator · Nevada

Democrat
Documentary Proof ProvidedNONE
Opposed SAVE Act

Jeanne Shaheen

U.S. Senator · New Hampshire

Democrat
Documentary Proof ProvidedNONE
Opposed SAVE Act

Maggie Hassan

U.S. Senator · New Hampshire

Democrat
Documentary Proof ProvidedNONE
Opposed SAVE Act

Cory Booker

U.S. Senator · New Jersey

Democrat
Documentary Proof ProvidedNONE
Opposed SAVE Act

Andy Kim

U.S. Senator · New Jersey

Democrat
Documentary Proof ProvidedNONE
Opposed SAVE Act

Martin Heinrich

U.S. Senator · New Mexico

Democrat
Documentary Proof ProvidedNONE
Opposed SAVE Act

Ben Ray Luján

U.S. Senator · New Mexico

Democrat
Documentary Proof ProvidedNONE
Opposed SAVE Act

Chuck Schumer

U.S. Senator · New York

Democrat
Documentary Proof ProvidedNONE
Opposed SAVE Act

Kirsten Gillibrand

U.S. Senator · New York

Democrat
Documentary Proof ProvidedNONE
Opposed SAVE Act

Ron Wyden

U.S. Senator · Oregon

Democrat
Documentary Proof ProvidedNONE
Opposed SAVE Act

Jeff Merkley

U.S. Senator · Oregon

Democrat
Documentary Proof ProvidedNONE
Opposed SAVE Act

John Fetterman

U.S. Senator · Pennsylvania

Democrat
Documentary Proof ProvidedNONE
Opposed SAVE Act

Jack Reed

U.S. Senator · Rhode Island

Democrat
Documentary Proof ProvidedNONE
Opposed SAVE Act

Sheldon Whitehouse

U.S. Senator · Rhode Island

Democrat
Documentary Proof ProvidedNONE
Opposed SAVE Act

Bernie Sanders

U.S. Senator · Vermont

Independent
Documentary Proof ProvidedNONE
Opposed SAVE Act

Peter Welch

U.S. Senator · Vermont

Democrat
Documentary Proof ProvidedNONE
Opposed SAVE Act

Mark Warner

U.S. Senator · Virginia

Democrat
Documentary Proof ProvidedNONE
Opposed SAVE Act

Tim Kaine

U.S. Senator · Virginia

Democrat
Documentary Proof ProvidedNONE
Opposed SAVE Act

Patty Murray

U.S. Senator · Washington

Democrat
Documentary Proof ProvidedNONE
Opposed SAVE Act

Maria Cantwell

U.S. Senator · Washington

Democrat
Documentary Proof ProvidedNONE
Opposed SAVE Act

Tammy Baldwin

U.S. Senator · Wisconsin

Democrat
Documentary Proof ProvidedNONE

Names and party affiliations are public record. Stylized initial portraits are used — no government imagery is reproduced. Randomized identities are fictional and used purely to illustrate the attestation-only standard.

Where proof is required

You need documentary proof for…

Every other federal interaction with consequence requires you to prove who you are. Then there's one outlier.

  1. Proof Required

    Board a Plane

    REAL ID, passport, or other federally approved ID

    VerifiedDocumented
  2. Proof Required

    Obtain a Passport

    Birth certificate, naturalization papers, or prior passport

    VerifiedDocumented
  3. Proof Required

    Commercial Driver License

    Proof of identity, residency, and lawful status

    VerifiedDocumented
  4. Proof Required

    Federal Security Clearance

    Birth certificate, citizenship documentation, background check

    VerifiedDocumented
  5. Proof Required

    Firearm Purchase

    Government ID and federal background check (varies by state)

    VerifiedDocumented
  6. Proof Required

    Banking Verification

    SSN, government ID, proof of address

    VerifiedDocumented
  7. Attestation Only

    Federal Voter Registration?

    Currently — sworn attestation under penalty of perjury

    Documentary ProofNONE

Federal voter registration is the lone item without a documentary threshold. The SAVE Act would close that gap.

The question

Should federal voting registration require documentary proof of citizenship?

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