SAVE Upgrades — USCIS Enhances Voter Verification Systems

This week USCIS announced that in a continued effort to upgrade the Systematic Alien Verification for Entitlements (SAVE) program, states may now use SAVE to verify the U.S. citizenship status of those voting in federal elections.

States may now use SAVE to verify voters' citizenship status using the last four digits of the voter's Social Security number, as opposed to the previously required nine digits. USCIS spokesman Matthew Tragesser commented, "By allowing states to efficiently verify voter eligibility, we are reinforcing the principle that America's elections are reserved exclusively for American citizens. We encourage all federal, state, and local agencies to use the SAVE program."