Summary
The US Supreme Court has allowed President Donald Trump’s administration to use a voter verification system called SAVE weeks before the November midterm elections. This system checks voter eligibility, but some groups say it may wrongly flag citizens as non-citizens, risking their removal from voter rolls.Key Facts
- The Supreme Court’s emergency order lets the Department of Homeland Security use the SAVE system for voter verification.
- SAVE stands for Systematic Alien Verification for Entitlements and was updated by the Trump administration in 2025.
- Voting rights groups warn the system can incorrectly identify US citizens as non-citizens.
- In Travis County, Texas, up to 25% of those labeled as non-citizens by SAVE were actually citizens.
- States are not required to use SAVE, but some Republican-led states have decided to use it voluntarily.
- Current laws prevent states from removing voters from rolls within 90 days of an election.
- The court’s decision is temporary until a final ruling is made.
- Three liberal Supreme Court justices disagreed with the decision, worrying about harm to lawful voters.
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