WASHINGTON, D.C. –This week, the Republican National Committee (RNC) and the Republican Party of Florida (Florida GOP) filed a motion to intervene to defend Florida's SAVE Act, H.B. 991.
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Florida
Politics
July 28,
2026
"The
Republican National Committee (RNC) will help defend a new voting law in
Florida.
Attorneys
for the national party, along with the Republican Party of Florida, filed a
motion to intervene in court after a number of voting rights groups filed a
lawsuit challenging a proof-of-citizenship law (HB 991) passed this year.
“Democrats
are once again attacking commonsense election safeguards that more than 80% of
Americans support,” said RNC Chair Joe Gruters, who voted in favor of the law
as a member of the Florida Senate. “The RNC is intervening to defend Florida’s
proof-of-citizenship law, protect the voter rolls, and stop yet another attempt
by Democrats to cheat in our elections.”
State
party officials expressed confidence the Florida law will survive court
scrutiny.
“Florida’s
SAVE Act is a commonsense law that helps ensure only eligible U.S. citizens are
registering to vote,” said Florida GOP Chair Evan Power.
“Floridians
deserve confidence that every legal vote is counted and that our elections are
protected from unlawful voting. The Florida GOP is proud to stand alongside the
RNC in defending this law and will continue fighting to protect the integrity
of our elections and the rights of every eligible voter.”
[...]
But
Republicans at the national level have made election integrity a central part
of their agenda heading into the Midterms. Gruters, who previously led an
Election Integrity Committee for the RNC before his election as national Chair
last year, has supported previous intervention on election issues. He has been
a strong ally of President Donald Trump, who has prioritized similar
proof-of-citizenship policy proposals at the federal level."
