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Evers Asks WI Reps to Vote NO on SAVE Act
Wisconsin’s governor is once again taking a side against the SAVE Act.
Gov. Tony Evers on Friday wrote a letter to Wisconsin’s members of Congress, asking them not to vote for the SAVE Act which President Trump has made one of his biggest priorities.
"The new requirements as outlined by the SAVE Act would ask states to implement onerous new documentation requirements and make substantial changes to these long-established secure voter registration processes. These changes would need to be implemented on an accelerated timeline with little to no additional federal resources to support implementation," Evers wrote. "As a result, the SAVE Act would divert limited staff, time, and resources from a system that we already know is safe and secure while doing nothing to bolster our election process."
In addition to his complaints about the bureaucracy needed to implement the SAVE Act, Evers complained that the SAVE Act is unfair.
"I am very concerned about the thousands of eligible Wisconsinites who will be forced to navigate the new obstacles demanded by the SAVE Act to be able to cast their ballot on Election Day," the governor added.
The SAVE Act would require voters to show a valid ID when voting in races for Congress or the presidency. Wisconsin currently has a voter ID law for state races, so the impact on Wisconsin would be minimal.
Still, Evers painted a dire picture of what could happen.
"For example, a woman who has changed her last name after getting married would now need to bring her passport or certified birth certificate in order to register to vote. That is unbelievable and will make it harder to vote for millions of women across our country," Evers wrote.
Wisconsin's six Republican members of the House and Senator Ron Johnson all support the SAVE Act. The state's two Democrats, along with Sen. Tammy Baldwin, all oppose it.
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