Experts warn expanded voter data program risks disenfranchising millions ahead of 2026 midterms
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Lauren Feiner
Summary
The article warns that the Trump administration's expansion of the DHS SAVE program to check voter rolls for noncitizens is creating a data security and disenfranchisement risk. Experts argue that the centralized database is error-prone, could intimidate legitimate voters, and threatens to disenfranchise thousands or millions of registered voters in an attempt to solve a problem (noncitizen voting) that barely exists. The effort to obtain state voter lists under the guise of preventing fraud is more likely to harm legitimate voters than catch actual fraud.
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bskyExperts warn expanded voter data program risks disenfranchising millions ahead of 2026 midtermstheverge.comKey quotes
· 3 pulledOne messy database is threatening to disenfranchise thousands or even millions of registered voters, while leaving even more at risk of intimidation or data breaches, in the name of solving a problem that barely exists.
As the 2026 midterm elections approach, election and privacy experts are sounding alarms about the Department of Homeland Security's Systematic Alien Verification for Entitlements (SAVE) Program.
The Trump administration's efforts to obtain state voter lists in a stated effort to prevent fraud are more likely to disenfranchise legit voters, experts say.
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