Cedar Rapids Today

Congresswoman Ashley Hinson (IA-02) issued a statement following her vote in favor of the Safeguard American Voter Eligibility (SAVE) Act, which aims to prevent noncitizens from registering to vote in U.S. federal elections.

"Voting is a sacred right for American citizens, and illegal immigrants should never have the opportunity to vote in our elections. The Biden Administration has allowed millions of illegal immigrants into our country, and we must ensure illegals cannot register to vote and sway our elections. It tells you everything you need to know that the Biden Administration opposes this commonsense effort and wants to maintain loopholes that allow illegal immigrants to vote while keeping our Southern Border wide open. I will continue fighting to preserve election integrity and prevent illegal immigrants from voting," said Congresswoman Hinson.

The SAVE Act includes several measures designed to safeguard voter eligibility:

- Requiring state election officials to ask about citizenship before providing voter registration forms.

- Requiring individuals to provide proof of citizenship in order to register to vote in federal elections.

- Expanding the variety of documents accepted by state election officials to allow citizens to register to vote.

- Providing state election officials with access to federal agency databases to confirm citizenship and remove noncitizens from voter rolls.

- Requiring the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to notify state chief election officials of recently naturalized citizens and directing DHS to remove noncitizens who are registered to vote.