WASHINGTON, March 14 -- Sen. Maria Cantwell issued the following press release:
Today, U.S. Senator Maria Cantwell (D-WA) released a snapshot report with new data breaking down just how much the SAVE America Act - a voter suppression bill that the GOP Senate majority intends to take up this coming week - would require from Washington state taxpayers.
According to a new analysis compiled jointly by the Washington Secretary of State's Elections Office and the Washington Association of County Auditors, the State of Washington and its 39 counties together would be forced to spend at least $35.7 million this year alone to comply with the burdens imposed by the SAVE America Act. Subsequent elections would cost at least $9.5 million and up to $1...