National Urban League Denounces Congressional Effort to Dismantle Democract with the SAVE Act

By National Urban League
Published12 PM EDT, Wed Apr 2, 2025
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NATIONAL URBAN LEAGUE DENOUNCES CONGRESSIONAL EFFORT TO DISMANTLE DEMOCRACY WITH THE SAVE ACT

Washington, D.C. (April 1, 2025) -The National Urban League today denounced the proposed Safeguard American Voter Eligibility Act (SAVE Act), an extremist effort to dismantle democracy and disenfranchise millions of American citizens. 

“Not satisfied with giving up Congress’s power to be a check on the President, House Republicans are now attempting to undermine the foundation of our democracy, our fundamental right to vote,” National Urban League President and CEO Marc H. Morial said. “Under the guise of combatting so called voter fraud—a problem that does not exist —the SAVE Act will make it harder for millions of American citizens to vote.”

The SAVE Act requires all voters to show documentary proof of citizenship, like a birth certificate or passport, any time they register to vote or make changes to their voter registration. More than 21 million eligible voters do not have these documents readily available, including two-thirds of Black Americans who do not have a valid passport and 69 million women and 4 million men who do not have birth certificates that match their name.

“This administration has already been permitted to usurp Congressional power to declare that the U.S. is in a war with Venezuela in order to disappear people off the street without due process, use tariffs to threaten our close allies like Canada and Mexico, and shutter agencies like the Department of Education that have congressional authorization,” Morial said. “The National Urban League will not be quiet as Congressional Republicans allow this illegal power grab to strip away the right to vote. We urge all Members of Congress to vote against this transparent effort to silence the voices of the people.”

The National Urban League is mobilizing its volunteers, allies, and partners across the country to contact their Congressional representatives and implore  them to defend democracy and protect voting rights.