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By voting to pass the SAVE Act, U.S. Rep. Ed Case is trying to make it difficult for the people of Hawaii to register and vote. Not enough of us vote anyway, despite the fact that the state of Hawaii has made it relatively easy to do so with online registration and mail-in ballots. Case voted against such measures. Among other changes, the SAVE Act mandates physical documentation of U.S. citizenship to register to vote. “Not so bad,” you may say, but the devil is in the details.
If the name on our birth certificate does not match our current legal name, we cannot vote without additional proof. Passports and some IDs will work, but obtaining those documents are particularly onerous steps for women who changed their name when they married. Some men do, too.
We should remember to not vote for Ed Case in 2026. Shame on him.
Jill Thach
Kailua
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