EMILYs List Statement on GOP Attempt to Disenfranchise Women

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WASHINGTON, D.C. — Republicans have reintroduced the SAVE Act, a bill that would prevent millions of eligible Americans from voting. The bill’s requirements would pose significant barriers for transgender people and married women whose current forms of identification do not match their legal birth name. EMILYs List President Jessica Mackler released the following statement:

“Republicans can’t win fairly so they’re trying to change the rules. 

“It’s no surprise that Republicans are going after women voters — the voting bloc consistently driving Democratic wins. These efforts to strip women of our basic rights are not only disturbing; they’re deeply undemocratic. And make no mistake: we will be holding them accountable at the ballot box for this extremism. In the meantime, Democratic pro-choice women are leading the fight against these Republican attempts to dismantle our democracy, and their voices at all levels of government will be key as we fight to protect free and fair elections.”

# # #EMILYs List, the nation’s largest resource for women in politics, works to elect Democratic pro-choice women up and down the ballot and across the country with a goal of fighting for our rights and our communities. Over nearly 40 years, EMILYs List has raised nearly $950 million to help Democratic women win competitive elections by recruiting and training candidates, supporting and helping build strong campaigns, researching the issues that impact women and families, running one of the most impactful independent expenditure operations for Democrats, and turning out women voters to the polls. Since our founding in 1985, we have helped elect the country’s first woman as vice president, 192 women to the House, 29 to the Senate, 20 governors, and over 1,600 women to state and local office. More than 40% of the candidates EMILYs List has helped elect to Congress have been women of color. Visit www.emilyslist.org for more information.