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S. 3752 · SAVE America Act
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Where Joni Ernst stands on Save America Act/Save Act
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Joni Ernst
IA · U.S. Senate
Where they stand
Joni Ernst called for immediate passage of the full SAVE America Act. On November 2, 2024, she supported obtaining citizenship information from federal agencies for Iowa election officials and eligibility procedures.
Position details
Make government verify citizenship instead of demanding papers
SupportsOn November 2, 2024, Joni Ernst supported government-side citizenship checks in election administration, including providing citizenship information to Iowa election officials to help determine voting eligibility and provisional-ballot procedures.
This dated Iowa-specific evidence establishes a historical position and does not establish a current position, documentary-proof requirements, a nationwide database, or checks covering every state and local election.
Pass the full SAVE America Act
SupportsJoni Ernst called for immediate passage of the full SAVE America Act.
The statement does not establish her position on each component of the Act or on other approved dimensions.
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What they said
“It is paramount the federal government provide Iowa election officials the requested information so they can accurately discern which individuals ought to be casting provisional ballots.”
Read the full statement (opens in a new tab)“We reiterate our demand for USCIS to immediately release the requested information, to ensure all eligible citizens can participate in our elections.”
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- What they’ve said· Official statement
Ernst putting iowans first
“I demanded answers from the Biden administration to ensure that only Americans are allowed to vote in our elections.”
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S. 128 · SAVE Act
- What they’ve said· Official statement
Ernst grassley slam uscis failure to comply with federal and state requests for citizenship voter data
“It is paramount the federal government provide Iowa election officials the requested information so they can accurately discern which individuals ought to be casting provisional ballots.”
“We reiterate our demand for USCIS to immediately release the requested information, to ensure all eligible citizens can participate in our elections.”
“It is paramount the federal government provide Iowa election officials the requested information”
- What they’ve said· Official statement
Ernst on democrats election bill this is not about democracy its about changing the rules and tipping the scales to favor washington demo…
“As a former local elections commissioner, I believe elections are always best kept at the state and local level, and I will continue to push back on my colleagues' attempts to federalize our elections.”
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- What they’ve saidDate unavailable· Verified official account
Official social post
“Activist Judge Sparkle Sooknanan spent over 3,000 hours defending illegal aliens in deportation proceedings. She is now blocking the federal government from making sure those illegals aren't on our voter rolls. We need to pass the SAVE America Act NOW!”
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Updated Oct 18, 2026