Supreme Court voter roll case
The gist
The Justice Department asked the Supreme Court to set aside 20,000 California mail-in ballots before the midterms.
The request follows a Supreme Court order letting the SAVE voter-verification database run.
How it unfolded
- Mar 25, 2025A Trump executive order directs DHS and SSA to expand the SAVE system so state and local governments can verify voters' citizenship and immigration status.
- May 2026At least 67 million voter registrations had been run through the verification process, flagging tens of thousands as potential noncitizens or deceased individuals.
- Jun 2026U.S. District Judge Sparkle L. Sooknanan ruled the revamped SAVE program illegal and blocked it, citing privacy violations and the risk of wrongly removing voters.