Who is in Support of Voter Fraud?

This letter to the editor, by Tammy Tollefson, appeared in the Hudson Star Observer on February 19, 2026.

Certainly not the Wisconsin Elections Commission, which maintains the state’s list of registered voters. The Trump administration falsely claims that there are 7 million people registered to vote here. This claim was based on testimony from someone convicted of fraud, but the administration isn’t letting facts get in the way.

Currently, there are roughly 3.5 million active registered voters in Wisconsin. In addition, there are also records of inactive voters for people who have been voters in the past. These inactive voter records are kept on file to identify people who are deceased, or have moved, or are incarcerated, or are otherwise not eligible to vote in Wisconsin — so they don’t vote here.

Also keep in mind that the facts are that incidences of attempted voter fraud are so minuscule as to have zero impact on any election outcome.

You know what is a problem? Voter suppression.

The SAVE Act would require citizenship documentation for voter registration, even though voters in every state are already required to affirm or verify their citizenship status when registering. This will create miles of red tape for anyone who may have moved, changed their name (i.e. married women) and those who are without a birth certificate or passport. Many American citizens who are eligible to vote will not have the time or resources to wade through the bureaucracy thrown in their way, causing them not to register to vote.

The SAVE Act creates barriers to voting rather than securing our voter rolls. It’s legislation that attempts to fix a problem that doesn’t exist.

Tell your U.S. Senators to vote NO on the SAVE Act. Call them now: Tammy Baldwin at 202-224-5653 and Ron Johnson at 202-224-5323.