Trump administration promote program to check voter eligibility. Critics fear a midterm purge
Summary
The Trump administration has used a government database to check millions of voter registrations for eligibility, including citizenship status, ahead of the November 2026 elections. Critics worry this process could wrongly remove valid voters from the rolls, while supporters say it helps ensure accurate voter lists.Key Facts
- Over 67 million voter registrations, mostly from Republican-led states, were checked using a Homeland Security program.
- Tens of thousands of voters were flagged as possible noncitizens or deceased individuals.
- Some states give voters only one month to prove eligibility; others cancel registration immediately.
- President Trump supports expanding federal control over election processes and claims noncitizen voting occurs more often than shown.
- Voting rights groups and some states say the system is prone to errors that may remove eligible voters by mistake.
- The program used is called SAVE (Systematic Alien Verification for Entitlements), originally made to prevent noncitizens from getting government benefits.
- The Justice Department has sued states that refuse to provide voter data for these checks.
- Voters like Anthony Nel, a naturalized citizen, have been wrongly flagged and temporarily had their registrations canceled.
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