Contacting US Senators
Currently, the United States Senate is considering the SAVE Act, a controversial bill that takes aim at voting rights across the nation. Most Democrats in the Senate have voiced their opposition, but more vocal opposition is needed. To read more about why this bill is bad, the Bipartisan Policy Center released a useful article, linked here.
The Brennan Center for Justice created a useful email and phone template that can be used when reaching out to representatives. At the end of this email, you can find the number for Senator Warner and Kaine’s offices. Make your voices heard!
“As your constituent, I urge you to oppose the SAVE Act. Studies show that requiring Americans to produce documents like passports or birth certificates to register to vote could block millions of eligible U.S. citizens from voting.
Current federal and state law already makes clear that only American citizens can vote in elections. And the National Voter Registration Act already requires citizens registering to vote to confirm their citizenship status. The SAVE Act would merely disenfranchise the more than 21 million Americans who don’t have documents like passports and birth certificates readily available.
We should be protecting the freedom to vote, not restricting it. Please reject this anti-voter bill.
Thank you,
[First Name] [Last Name]”
