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Supreme Court Allows Expanded SAVE Voter Verification Database

By Drooid · Oct 4, 2026, 5:09 PM UTC · How we work

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The U.S. Supreme Court allowed the expanded SAVE database for voter citizenship verification.
The Court issued a seven-page per curiam ruling authored by Solicitor General D. John Sauer.
Three Democratic justices dissented, warning the database could disenfranchise voters.
A Texas county reported a 21% error rate in SAVE database searches.
Lawsuits by Electronic Privacy Information Center (EPIC), Protect Democracy, Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington (CREW) keep legality unresolved.

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Story summary

The U.S. Supreme Court allowed the expanded SAVE database for voter citizenship verification.
The Court issued a seven-page per curiam ruling authored by Solicitor General D. John Sauer.
Three Democratic justices dissented, warning the database could disenfranchise voters.
A Texas county reported a 21% error rate in SAVE database searches.
Lawsuits by Electronic Privacy Information Center (EPIC), Protect Democracy, Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington (CREW) keep legality unresolved.