Trump administration asks Supreme Court to allow use of citizenship database
Summary
The Trump administration asked the Supreme Court to allow a federal database called SAVE to be used to check citizenship status in state voter rolls before the midterm elections. A judge had ruled the database’s use was illegal because it violated privacy and led to wrongful removal of U.S. citizens from voting lists.Key Facts
- The SAVE system stands for Systematic Alien Verification for Entitlements and contains private information about Americans.
- A federal judge ruled the Trump administration acted unlawfully in creating and using SAVE for voter roll checks.
- The judge said the system caused some U.S. citizens to be incorrectly removed from voter rolls.
- The judge found that the administration broke three federal laws in trying to use the SAVE database.
- The Trump administration says the ruling threatens election integrity and asked the Supreme Court to allow SAVE’s use.
- SAVE does not remove voters but notifies states about citizenship status to help verify voters.
- The SAVE system was expanded after an executive order from President Trump requiring proof of citizenship for voter registration.
- The Supreme Court has yet to decide on lifting the block that stops the database from being used in the upcoming elections.
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