Duval Times

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Senator Rick Scott held a press conference today alongside fellow Republican senators to advocate for the immediate passage of the SAVE Act, a bill he co-sponsored with Senator Mike Lee. The legislation aims to protect the integrity of U.S. elections by ensuring only U.S. citizens can vote. Senators Mike Lee, Ron Johnson, Roger Marshall, and Tommy Tuberville joined Scott at the event.

Senator Rick Scott stated, “Democrats claim that we don’t need to take additional action because noncitizens voting in federal elections is already illegal. Let me ask this…if that logic holds up, why do we ask for ID when people buy alcohol when it’s already illegal to do so under age 21? Why do police set up DUI checkpoints or watch for speeders if drunk driving and speeding are already illegal? Here’s an even better question: why do we have border patrol if crossing the border without documentation is already illegal? We do those things because having laws without having enforcement doesn’t work. All of us here agree: We need to pass the SAVE Act now because we cannot let Democrats destroy our elections with illegal voting and fraud."

Scott further emphasized recent actions taken by several states: “In August alone, we saw three states – Alabama, Virginia and Texas – announce the removal of more than 16,000 non-citizens from their voter rolls, and Texas said that up to 2,000 of those individuals may have voted in prior elections. And just this week, the DOJ said that an illegal immigrant stole someone’s identity and voted in MULTIPLE elections in Alabama. Why is Schumer so afraid of the SAVE Act? The answer seems simple to me. Harris, Schumer and the Democrats intentionally opened up the border and allowed more than 10 million people to come here illegally so they can vote in our elections and help Democrats win. We cannot tolerate a single non-citizen voting in U.S. elections. We need to get the SAVE Act passed today.”

Additionally, Senator Rick Scott recently wrote an op-ed for the Washington Examiner advocating for support of the SAVE Act among his colleagues in both chambers of Congress. The proposed legislation would mandate proof of citizenship for participation in federal elections.

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