📢 Power to Eligible Voters: Stop the Suppress America’s Voters Act (SAVE)
🗽 Trump and Republicans are pushing extreme voting limits that could silence millions. The real threat isn’t fraud—it’s voter prevention.
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Friends, this week, as members of People Power United, we must get loud with action. There are two real and urgent threats before us.
The first is what we are calling the Suppress America’s Voters Act (also known by Republicans as the SAVE Act) and the MEGA Act. The second threat is ICE/DHS receiving more money to add to its $190 billion slush fund, on top of the $93 billion it received from BBB earlier this year, to continue kidnapping, killing, and kleptocracy in our communities with zero accountability.
Today, we will address the Suppress America’s Voters Act (SAVE), and tomorrow we will talk about holding ICE accountable.
Republicans in Congress, with Donald Trump’s blessing, are advancing some of the most extreme voting restrictions in modern history—bills that could silence millions of lawful voters and undermine the foundation of free and fair elections. Moments like this demand clarity, courage, and collective action, because democracy only survives when the people defend it.
Power in a democracy must flow from the people. The promise of America is simple: every eligible voter deserves a free, fair, and accessible path to the ballot. Yet recent proposals like the SAVE Act, its latest revision, and the so-called MEGA Act represent a dangerous shift away from that promise. These measures are not about protecting elections. They are political maneuvers designed to energize MAGA supporters, destabilize confidence in our democratic system during a critical midterm year, and make it harder for lawful voters to participate.
The evidence is overwhelming. Repeated investigations, statewide audits, and court decisions across administrations of both parties show that voter fraud in U.S. elections is extraordinarily rare.1 Our elections already rely on paper ballots, audits, bipartisan oversight, and strict verification systems. The real threat is not fraud. The real threat is voter prevention.
When laws like the SAVE Act demand documents like passports or original birth certificates, millions of eligible Americans risk losing their voice—wives with a different last name, seniors without paperwork, people with disabilities facing bureaucratic barriers, working families lacking time or money, and communities of color long targeted by suppression. Preventing eligible citizens from voting reshapes election outcomes and concentrates power in fewer hands.
We know the tactics: closing polling places, purging voter rolls, spreading intimidation and misinformation, and erecting unnecessary barriers to participation. These strategies do not strengthen democracy. They weaken it by allowing leaders to choose their voters instead of voters choosing their leaders.
But democracy is stronger than fear. Most Americans agree on a basic truth: every eligible voter should be able to vote easily and safely. Voting is how we shape the decisions that govern our lives, protect our freedoms, and hold power accountable.
Power to the people means power to all eligible voters. Our task now is clear—defend access, expand participation to all eligible voters, and protect the freedom to vote.
We must make an unrelenting demand that every eligible voter can register, remain on the rolls, cast a ballot, and have it counted. Silence is not neutrality; silence is complicity. The moment calls for action now—mobilizing for free and fair midterm elections by showing up in our communities, protecting the vote, recruiting poll workers, holding leaders accountable, and turning out in force.
Friendly reminder: Around the world, people facing authoritarian threats still vote because participation itself is a powerful act of resistance.
The future of our democracy depends on what we do next, together. Power has always belonged to the people—and together, we will protect it.
Take Action Now: Stop Republicans’ New Attack on Voting Rights
🚨 Click here to Stop Republicans’ New Attack on Voting Rights
📩 Click here to Tell Congress to Reject the SAVE Act Bills
📞 Call (202) 224-3121 today—and every day until the vote. Ask to speak with your Representatives and Senators and use the script below to demand a NO vote.
Act today: Send a private message to your Members of Congress and do it every day until the vote. Suggested talking points below.
Letter / Phone Script
Hello, my name is [NAME], and I’m a constituent from [CITY, ZIP CODE].
I’m calling to urge [REP/SENATOR NAME] to vote NO on the SAVE Act and the MEGA Act. These bills would make it harder for eligible Americans to register and vote, and that weakens our democracy.
Instead of restricting access, Congress should focus on empowering every eligible voter—by protecting voter registration, keeping people on the rolls, ensuring accessible polling places, and safeguarding free and fair elections.
Most Americans want elections that are secure, accessible, and inclusive. Voters should choose our leaders—not the other way around.
Please let [REP/SENATOR NAME] know that I expect them to defend the freedom to vote and oppose any legislation that suppresses eligible voters.
Thank you for your time.
Click here to Tell your member of Congress to co-sponsor and support the Freedom to Vote Act and the John Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act
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People Power United Updates
Our group is growing by leaps and bounds! Folks understand that with love in our hearts and hard work, we will reclaim our nation from cruelty, chaos, and confusion. We are having fun making impactful changes in our community! In case you missed it, this past week was busy:
People Power United joins coalition efforts to push for free and fair elections for all eligible voters
People Power United joins coalition efforts to push for a halt to handing blank checks to ICE
People Power United joined an Amicus brief for an upcoming case at the Supreme Court
People Power United members signed on to several petitions and letters to Members of Congress advocating for progress and Power to the People
We sent out several updates and news briefs via our newsletters.
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