SAVE ACT: Republican law would make millions stateless and unable to vote

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Millions of cisgender women and transgender people would be kept from voting or proving their citizenship under legislation being pushed by Congressional Republicans.

The Safeguard American Voter Eligibility (SAVE) Act would require all American citizens registering to vote or updating their registration information to present documentary proof of citizenship in person. For the vast majority of Americans, this would be a passport or an original birth certificate, American Progress reports.

Government-issued driver’s licenses—including REAL IDs—as well as military or tribal IDs do not satisfy the bill’s requirements.

Women who have taken their husbands' surnames and transgender people who have made a legal name change would not be allowed to register to vote unless they have in their possession a valid passport.

84 percent of women who marry change their surname, meaning as many as 69 million American women do not have a birth certificate with their legal name on it and thereby could not use their birth certificate to prove citizenship. The SAVE Act makes no mention of being able to show a marriage certificate or change-of-name documentation.

On November 6, 2025, Lambda Legal reports that the U.S. Supreme Court issued a decision that means that new passports issued by the State Department will show a person’s sex assigned at birth, rather than their gender identity. There will not be a choice of an X gender marker. This applies to new passport applications, renewals, and replacements for lost or damaged passports.

The SAVE ACT passed the House last session under the auspices of keeping republican politicans in power, but that was before Trump's goons were roaming US streets, randomly executing legal observers, using children as bait, and imprisoning US citizens who don't have a valid passport or birth certificate in their possession.

Related: Experts Warn U.S. in Early Stages of Genocide Against Trans Americans

The Save Act is a direct threat to our existence. Please call your lawmaker today. The Save Act isn't listed on the 5calls app, but it's an excellent tool to expedite the process.