The SAVE Act: A Solution to a Problem That Doesn’t Exist (And an Attack on Women’s Right to Vote)

The SAVE Act: A Solution to a Problem That Doesn’t Exist (And an Attack on Women’s Right to Vote)

So, the SAVE Act is being sold as a way to stop non-citizens from voting, even though, spoiler alert: non-citizens voting is already illegal. It’s a law in search of a problem—voter fraud is about as rare as a unicorn sighting. But hey, it makes for a great talking point, right?

Here’s the twist: while it claims to fix voter fraud, what it really does is attack election integrity. The SAVE Act doesn’t just target non-citizens—it makes it harder for Americans to vote, particularly married women.

Here’s why: the law requires in-person documentation of citizenship when voting. That sounds fine in theory, but here's the problem: around 140 million people don’t have a passport—one of the acceptable forms of proof. Then, there’s the issue of name changes after marriage. About 69 million women have birth certificates that don’t match their current name, thanks to the simple act of getting married. This disenfranchises millions of women who are suddenly caught in bureaucratic red tape they didn’t ask for.

And why does that matter? Because women overwhelmingly support Democrats. There’s been talk, even from people like Peter Thiel, about whether women should even have the right to vote. The SAVE Act is just a more subtle way of getting women—and especially married women—away from the polls.

What’s the real issue? Election fraud, where the system is rigged to keep certain people from voting. This has been a growing problem since the mid-80s and especially after the 1993 Motor Voter Act, which aimed to make voting more accessible. Suddenly, Republicans began claiming that Democrats only won through "fraud," despite the fact that actual voter fraud is incredibly rare.

So while the SAVE Act is framed as a solution to an imagined crisis, what it really does is prevent people from voting—and it’s targeting women who are likely to vote against it. If you’re concerned about voter fraud, remember: it's the system being manipulated to keep people from voting that's the real issue.