As Republicans—one of us represented Wisconsin in Congress, the other served as governor and attorney general of Pennsylvania—we come from different states with different election systems, but we share the same conviction: only eligible American citizens should vote in American elections, and the public must have confidence that our elections are secure.
The bill’s central premise is popular: noncitizens should not vote. We agree. However, federal law already prohibits noncitizens from voting in federal elections. Pennsylvania and Wisconsin laws, like those of other states, already require voters to be U.S. citizens. Election officials in both states already use multiple safeguards to verify eligibility, maintain voter rolls, and investigate potential violations.
This is where the SAVE America Act falls short.
That sounds straightforward—until one considers how Americans actually live.
These are not theoretical concerns. They are ordinary facts of everyday American life.
Pennsylvania takes a different approach, but it, too, has safeguards. To register in Pennsylvania, a person must be a U.S. citizen, a resident of the commonwealth, and at least 18-years-old by Election Day. The state’s automatic voter registration system at PennDOT is designed so that only applicants whose records document eligibility are presented with voter registration screens, and county election officials review applications before registration is finalized.
In Pennsylvania, a divided government has not prevented election reform. Harrisburg currently has a Democratic House and a Republican Senate, and the legislature has passed bipartisan changes to the election code after extensive input from county governments. That is how election policy should be improved: through state-level experience, local feedback and practical reforms shaped by the officials who actually administer elections.
We understand why many voters worry about election integrity. Through our work with the nonpartisan civic education organization Keep Our Republic in battleground communities, we have heard real skepticism and frustration from citizens, election officials, lawyers and local leaders. Those concerns should be taken seriously. But taking voters seriously does not mean endorsing every bill labeled “election integrity.” Some proposals strengthen trust. Others create confusion, burden eligible voters and weaken the state-based systems that already protect our elections.
Noncitizen voting is illegal. When it happens, it is investigated and punished. States should continue strengthening their safeguards. But the evidence does not support the claim that noncitizen voting is occurring at a scale that justifies burdening millions of eligible Americans or overriding state election systems with a sweeping federal mandate.
Election confidence is built by facts, transparency, and trustworthy administration—not by panic, paperwork, and political ultimatums.
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