Editor, Gazette-Journal: Congressman Wittman voted to pass the “SAVE Act.” According to Brookings Institution and Heritage Foundation, data indicates that voter fraud is extremely rare in the United States. Some other studies are showing that incidents occur at rates as low as 0.000003 to 0.000096 percent of total votes cast. So where is the problem? The “SAVE Act” (a Republican-backed proposal often described as requiring proof of U.S. citizenship to register to vote in federal elections) would not disenfranchise people who are ineligible to vote (non‑citizens). The disenfranchisement concern is about eligible U.S. citizens. While several groups of eligible voters may be disenfranchised or deterred totaling millions, this one is perhaps the most egregious. Married women and others whose legal name doesn’t match their birth certificate will be not allowed to vote. The act requires strict document matching, people who changed names due to marriage/divorce/adoption may need additional pa...