Faulty Data and False Alarms: The SAVE System's Troubling Role in Voter Roll Audits The Department of Homeland Security's (DHS) push for states to use its expanded SAVE system to audit voter rolls has raised more questions than answers.
While DHS Secretary Markwayne Mullin claims hundreds of thousands of non citizens are registered to vote, the real story lies in the shaky ground beneath these assertions.
Originally designed to verify immigration and citizenship status for government benefits eligibility, the SAVE system's expansion to include bulk searches of voter rolls using Social Security numbers and demographic information has created new challenges.