Rep. Stephanie Bice Defends SAVE Act Against Claims of Disenfranchising Married Women

Safeguarding American Voter Eligibility

• 🇺🇸 Representative Stephanie Bice strongly supports the Safeguard American Voter Eligibility (SAVE) Act, aiming to secure U.S. elections.
• 🗳️ The act is proposed as a response to concerns that non-citizens may be influencing election outcomes, citing instances in Alabama and Virginia where non-citizens were removed from voter rolls.
• 🔑 The core of the SAVE Act amends the National Voter Registration Act to require states to obtain proof of citizenship during voter registration.

Addressing Concerns About Married Women Voting

• 🚫 Bice directly refutes the narrative that the SAVE Act prohibits married women from voting.
• 📄 She explains that when an individual changes their name, such as upon marriage, they already provide documentation like a birth certificate and marriage certificate to update government records, including voter registration.
• 💡 The act itself, on page 14, line 9, directs states to create processes for addressing situations where documentation might show different names due to legal name changes, such as marriage.
• 💻 Real ID and passports are cited as sufficient proof of citizenship, and a birth certificate does not need to match a current ID for these purposes.

Democratic Opposition to Election Security

• ❓ Bice questions why Democrats are opposing measures to safeguard elections and protect the votes of American citizens.
• ✅ She emphasizes the importance of ensuring that it is easy to vote and hard to cheat.