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Supreme Court Lifts Block on Trump SAVE Voter Checks

By Drooid · Sep 26, 2026, 2:22 AM UTC · How we work

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Agents Impersonated Voters

On September 25, 2026, the U.S. Supreme Court issued an order lifting an injunction that blocked the Trump administration’s SAVE voter-eligibility database.
A DHS whistleblower alleged agents impersonated voters and used Social Security numbers to access voter rolls, raising abuse concerns.
League of Women Voters and Electronic Privacy Information Center warned decision could unlawfully target millions.
A Texas audit found 578 of 2,724 voters were citizens, a rate above 20%.

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Red states adopt SAVE

On September 25 2026 the U.S. Supreme Court issued an emergency order lifting a lower-court block on the Trump administration’s revamped SAVE voter-eligibility database.
Six conservative justices described the order as a temporary victory for the administration’s voter-eligibility verification effort.
The majority opinion said the federal government must honor state requests to verify voters’ citizenship.
At least 25 red-state jurisdictions have voluntarily used SAVE since April 2025, scanning about 67 million registrations.

Center

Flagged Voters Mostly Citizens

The U.S. Supreme Court on Sept. 25, 2026 issued an emergency order lifting a lower-court block on the Trump administration’s revamped SAVE voter-eligibility database.
The order’s short-term effect is limited to individualized voter-eligibility inquiries before the November midterms.
The majority cited a 1996 law allowing DHS to provide citizenship data to election officials.
Travis County, Texas officials reported 10 % of 97 flagged voters were actually citizens.

Blindspot

A Department of Homeland Security whistleblower alleged that agency agents impersonated voters and used Social Security numbers to access state voter databases.
Within this story's sources, this angle appears mainly in Left-leaning coverage and receives less attention in Center-leaning and Right-leaning coverage.

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Agents Impersonated Voters

On September 25, 2026, the U.S. Supreme Court issued an order lifting an injunction that blocked the Trump administration’s SAVE voter-eligibility database.
A DHS whistleblower alleged agents impersonated voters and used Social Security numbers to access voter rolls, raising abuse concerns.
League of Women Voters and Electronic Privacy Information Center warned decision could unlawfully target millions.
A Texas audit found 578 of 2,724 voters were citizens, a rate above 20%.

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