Appeals Court Halts Expansion of Voter Verification Database

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Published: 2026-09-05
Category: us
Source: Democracy Forward
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A federal appeals court has blocked the Trump administration's effort to expand the Systematic Alien Verification Entitlements (SAVE) database for widespread voter purges. The court upheld a lower court's decision, finding that the system could illegally disclose sensitive personal information and potentially jeopardize citizens' voting rights. This ruling maintains existing protections against broad voter roll removals.

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