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Rep. Harris Pushes SAVE Act Amid Dead-Voter Cleanup Controversy

5/1/2026

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Rep. Mark Harris (R-N.C.) urged Congress to pass the SAVE America Act after North Carolina’s board identified about 34,000 dead voters on its rolls.
The board will coordinate with county officials to remove the deceased names under state and federal law.
Senate Democrats warned the Act could disenfranchise up to 21 million citizens lacking passports or birth certificates, while the Honest Elections Project claimed Democrat-run states are not cleaning rolls.

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Rep. Mark Harris (R-N.C.) urged Congress to pass the SAVE America Act after North Carolina’s board identified about 34,000 dead voters on its rolls.
The board will coordinate with county officials to remove the deceased names under state and federal law.
Senate Democrats warned the Act could disenfranchise up to 21 million citizens lacking passports or birth certificates, while the Honest Elections Project claimed Democrat-run states are not cleaning rolls.