U.S. Senators Marsha Blackburn and Lindsey Graham introduced the Election Security Partnership Act on June 2, aiming to encourage states to submit their voter registration lists to the Department of Homeland Security through the Systematic Alien Verification for Entitlements (SAVE) Program.
Blackburn said, “It goes without saying that U.S. elections MUST be reserved for U.S. citizens, and Tennessee is ranked #1 in election integrity because we cleaned up our voter rolls and require voter ID. More than 80% of Americans want government officials at every level of government to eliminate all voter fraud, and they are fed up with Congress not taking action. I will not rest until we pass election integrity measures in any way possible, which is why I am introducing the Election Security Partnership Act to ensure every state is using the SAVE program and following Tennessee’s lead to restore faith in America’s elections.”
Graham said, “Free, fair and secure elections are the bedrock of our republic. However, Democrat-led states across the country have failed to enact common-sense election integrity measures to combat fraud and cheating. After millions of illegal aliens invaded our country during the Biden years, Americans want to know that only U.S. citizens are voting in our elections. I’m pleased to join Senator Blackburn in introducing this legislation to strengthen the integrity of and confidence in our elections.”
The SAVE Program at DHS is an online intergovernmental service designed for federal, state, and local agencies seeking citizenship or immigration status information about individuals within their jurisdiction so they can remove illegal aliens from these lists.
According to U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services, only 26 states already have or are establishing a memorandum of agreement for voter verification with SAVE.
The Election Security Partnership Act would provide increased grant funding for states that submit their voter registration lists for identification of ineligible registrations or non-citizens, as well as improvements in election administration, technology, and security.
