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TPPF Applauds Legislation to Safeguard Elections Amid Discussions on Election Integrity

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TPPF has been working on legislation regarding election and border security legislation for many years now. 

As Speaker of the U.S. House Mike Johnson meets with former President Trump to discuss election integrity, U.S. Congressman Chip Roy (TX-21) introduced the Safeguard American Voter Eligibility Act to eliminate what he called "the backdoor channels that are ripe for the registering of non-citizens to vote."

Josh Findlay, Director of the National Election Protection Project, emphasized the importance of Congressman Roy's legislation, stating, “The federal government has a vested interest in and jurisdiction over immigration law... Congressman Roy’s legislation seeks to bolster these statutes, which are currently under attack from the executive branch and multiple states and localities in our country.”

Findlay further pointed out, “This is not a partisan bill; in fact, just a few years ago, it would have received universal praise in Washington D.C. Requiring all states to remove non-citizens from their voter rolls and implement uniform practices for registering voters will increase efficiency, trust, and accuracy in our overall elections process.”

The Safeguard American Voter Eligibility Act aims to address the issue of non-citizen voting, particularly in states where individuals can automatically be registered to vote upon receiving a driver’s license. Currently, several states allow non-citizens to receive driver’s licenses, potentially leading to inaccuracies in the voter rolls. Congressman Roy says his legislation seeks to ensure that the federal government steps in to protect the integrity of elections where states may fall short in safeguarding against non-citizen participation.


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