Supreme Court Temporarily Revives Federal System for Checking Voter Citizenship Status in State Elections

The U.S. Supreme Court has allowed the federal government to temporarily resume using an expanded data system, known as Systematic Alien Verification for Entitlements (SAVE), to verify the citizenship status of individuals registered to vote in state elections. This system, updated by the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to compare voter registration information with federal records, including Social Security Administration data, was previously blocked by a federal judge in June 2026. The ruling enables the federal government to continue assisting states in identifying potentially ineligible voters, though concerns about privacy and accuracy remain.