COVERAGE GAP

Supreme Court Allows Voter Citizenship Database Expansion

The Supreme Court cleared the way for the Trump administration to use an expanded federal database to verify voters' citizenship status.

Photo: Axios

WHAT'S CONFIRMED

▸The Supreme Court allowed the Trump administration to use the expanded SAVE program to verify voter citizenship. — NPR Politics, Washington Post
▸Voting rights groups warned the system could lead to eligible voters being incorrectly disqualified from rolls. — Axios, NPR Politics

NOT REPORTED ELSEWHERE

▸The lower court had found the expanded SAVE program violated the Social Security Act, Privacy Act, and Administrative Procedure Act. — NPR Politics
▸The database has previously erroneously flagged U.S. citizens as noncitizens. — NPR Politics

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