Every Californian deserves to fully participate in a genuine democracy. In order to do so, our systems need to center the needs of communities that have historically been excluded from participation, namely poor and working class Black, Latinx, and AAPI communities. This is why we support Secure Automatic Voter Registration (SAVR), a system that streamlines the registration process for all eligible voters and protects non-citizens by automatically verifying an individual’s eligibility to vote based on documents provided to the DMV.

Over 800 people took action and signed a letter in support of SAVR that was sent to Secretary of State Shirley Weber’s office to demand that she support this important policy. We continue to fight to empower millions of Californians. Imagine what can be achieved when 4.7 million people, a group disproportionately made up of Asian American, Black, and Latinx citizens*, exercise their right to vote. During a time when voting rights are being threatened throughout the nation, California can make the choice to do something extraordinary.