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Supreme Court Restores Trump’s Voter Checks Ahead of Midterms
Supreme Court allows expanded voter citizenship checks before November elections
In brief
Supreme Court allows expanded voter citizenship checks before November elections Trump’s administration can temporarily resume using federal voter verification system to check citizenship Originally reported by Dallas Express.
Supreme Court order
The Supreme Court temporarily restored Trump’s expanded voter citizenship verification system ahead of November elections.
SAVE system explained
SAVE, a federal program checking immigration and citizenship records, was expanded in 2025 to include Social Security data.
Texas supports expansion
Texas used SAVE to compare voter rolls with federal citizenship records and referred potential noncitizen matches for verification.
Legal challenge blocked
A federal district court previously blocked the expanded SAVE system on June 22, but the Supreme Court paused that ruling.
Court’s reasoning
The Court ruled federal law authorizes DHS to share citizenship information with state officials for voter verification checks.
Justice Jackson’s dissent
Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson warned outdated citizenship records could force naturalized citizens to reprove their status or risk losing registrations.
What to remember
Trump’s administration can temporarily resume using federal voter verification system to check citizenship
