U.S. Sen. Lisa Murkowski has criticised the Safeguard American Voter Eligibility Act (SAVE Act), stating that the bill's documentary proof of citizenship rule creates unacceptable geographic and administrative burdens in Alaska. The economist argues that the SAVE Act is a targeted, fiscally rational correction that Alaska can implement without disenfranchising anyone. He argues that federalism should defeat the bill, which mandates mandatory proof proof for voting and requires travel and training for remote locations. The SAVE act would allow for marginal cost outreach, as Alaska’s Division of Elections already flies staff to villages for audits, recounts and training, and could use a modest fraction of the existing travel budget to mobile citizenship verification stations. The cost of these measures is considered legitimate transaction costs, not constitutional violations, as opposed to a potential cost of $1,100 flights for a Savoonga teen, elders lacking certified birth certificates, women navigating name-change paperwork, and potential tax increases. The bill also addresses a free rider loophole under current National Voter Registration Act rules, which allows noncitizen registration rates to drop to near zero.