Supreme Court permits states to use SAVE database for citizenship checks

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Supreme Court ruled Friday that states may use the federal SAVE database to verify voter citizenship, reversing lower court decisions that found the database was inaccurate and would likely disenfranchise eligible voters. They argued that combining SAVE data with Social Security records violated confidentiality provisions in the Social Security Act, the Privacy Act and the Administrative Procedures Act. However, most states have resisted the federal government’s efforts to use citizenship verification systems or wrest control of voter registration efforts away from states.

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