Supreme Court upholds Trump administration's use of voter citizenship database ahead of midterms. The decision allows states to check voter rolls for non-citizens, despite concerns over data accuracy and privacy.
The Supreme Court's 6-3 ruling permits the use of the Systematic Alien Verification for Entitlements (SAVE) database, which was expanded by the Trump administration to allow bulk searches of voter rolls. The database, which tracks non-citizens, was previously blocked by a lower court in June.
The decision allows states to use the SAVE database to verify voter citizenship, but critics warn of potential errors that could lead to the wrongful removal of eligible voters from electoral rolls. The Supreme Court's ruling emphasizes the 1996 law that permits the federal government to share citizenship data with states, but highlights the ongoing concerns over data reliability and privacy.