SAVE database
Coverage of SAVE database in the Nexus archive.
- DHS plans costly crackdown on states that don’t cooperate on election security
The Department of Homeland Security plans to withhold billions in preparedness grants from states that refuse to adopt new election security measures, including voter citizenship verification, post-election audits, and expanded use of paper ballots. The initiative, supported by FEMA's Homeland Security Grant Program, requires states to transition from unsecure electronic voting systems and conduct manual audits, while facing legal challenges after an Obama-appointed judge blocked a Trump administration election order.
- Court rules SAVE database illegal, orders it dismantled
A federal court ruled the Trump administration’s national voter database (SAVE) illegal, citing violations of the Privacy Act, Social Security Act, and Administrative Procedure Act. The court ordered the database dismantled, stating it improperly combined personal data from government databases and wrongfully canceled voter registrations, infringing on privacy rights and the right to vote.
- Louisiana adopts stricter voter ID rules that suffrage advocates call unneeded
Louisiana has enacted stricter voter ID laws requiring photo identification and submission of voter data to the U.S. Department of Homeland Security. The laws remove provisional ballots, mandate verification at parish registrars, and check voter information against a federal database. Advocates argue the changes disproportionately affect certain residents.
- Justin Heap refers alleged noncitizen voters to AG’s office after strongly worded letters
Maricopa County Recorder Justin Heap referred 207 alleged noncitizen voters to the Arizona Attorney General’s Office after a legal dispute. The AG’s office had threatened legal action if Heap did not comply with state law, citing his use of the SAVE database to identify voters, which experts have criticized as unreliable.