Secretary Benson calls on Congress to stop the SAVE Act

  • Secretary Benson spoke against the federal SAVE Act, which if enacted would block millions of Americans from exercising their constitutional right to cast a ballot. Pictured from left: Secretary Benson, Michigan Rep. Stephen Wooden (D), Melanie Macey, policy counsel with Promote the Vote, Deputy Secretary of State Aghogho Edevbie, and Kyle Zawacki, legislative director of the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) of Michigan.
    Secretary Benson spoke against the federal SAVE Act, which if enacted would block millions of Americans from exercising their constitutional right to cast a ballot. Pictured from left: Secretary Benson, Michigan Rep. Stephen Wooden (D), Melanie Macey, policy counsel with Promote the Vote, Deputy Secretary of State Aghogho Edevbie, and Kyle Zawacki, legislative director of the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) of Michigan.

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    On Feb. 27, Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson joined state lawmakers and pro-democracy advocates to expose the dangers of the SAVE Act (HR 22) and other proposals that would block millions of eligible U.S. citizens from registering to vote in future elections.

    “This bill is not about election security. It’s a trick,” Secretary Benson said at Thursday’s press conference.

    “While we’ve spent the…