Anti-voter groups have flooded the Election Assistance Commission (EAC) with more than 200,000 comments demanding a dangerous new requirement: that Americans show a passport or other proof of citizenship just to register to vote. If voted in, this change would disenfranchise millions of eligible Americans—including students, Black and Brown voters, returning citizens, rural residents, lower-income and working-class individuals, and married women—all who could face severe difficulties obtaining or producing these documents. We can’t let it go unanswered.

Michigan has seen efforts to pass this requirement in the statehouse, and we’re currently facing a looming threat in the form of a ballot initiative. This is obviously a multi-pronged effort to undermine the will of the people and a direct attack on voting access. 

With just days left until the October 20 deadline for comment, we urgently need a flood of pro-voter comments to show public opposition and stop this barrier to the ballot box from being implemented. This is where we need you.

Here’s how you can take action right now:

Submit a Public Comment (it takes only one minute!). Feel free to copy and paste the message below into the EAC’s comment form, but adding your personal flair to the message is always recommended!

I’m against requiring citizens to submit a passport or other documents to prove citizenship to register to vote. Only half of American citizens have a passport, and 69 million citizens lack a birth certificate that matches their current legal name—most of them women. States already verify eligibility. We don’t need to add more barriers to the ballot.

Click here to submit your comment to the EAC now!

Thank you for taking urgent action!