The American Democracy Minute Radio News Report & Podcast for June 10, 2026
In our last report, we shared the U.S. Postal Service’s plans for implementing President Trump’s executive order for verifying the citizenship of mail-in voters. The flawed data on which the plan relies may result in election chaos and voters being disenfranchised.
To start, the executive order has been challenged as unconstitutional under the Elections Clause and likely violates state privacy statutes and the federal Privacy Act of 1974. If it’s not blocked, the order would employ a State Citizenship List with data from Social Security, immigration records, and importantly, the recently overhauled Systematic Alien Verification for Entitlements, or ‘SAVE’, database.
The Trump administration had hoped to add state personal and voter information such as driver’s licenses and voting history, but only 15 states have complied, according to the Brennan Center for Justice.
Election officials using the recently overhauled SAVE database to verify citizenship have encountered outdated information which frequently flags citizens as noncitizens. A February report by ProPublica and the Texas Tribune found 87 naturalized Texas citizens were flagged as noncitizens by the SAVE system. Other states experienced similar results.
It’s that flawed data that USPS would use when voters receive or mail a ballot, and we don’t yet know how many citizens could be blocked from voting.
We’ve linked to more analysis of the plan at AmericanDemocracyMinute.org. I’m Brian Beihl.
Today’s Links
Articles & Resources:
The White House – ENSURING CITIZENSHIP VERIFICATION AND INTEGRITY IN FEDERAL ELECTIONS
U.S. Postal Service via The Federal Register – Proposal to Comply President Trump’s Executive Order: POSTAL SERVICE 39 CFR Part 111 Ballot Mail for Federal Elections
Brennan Center for Justice – Analyzing the President’s Executive Order on Mail Voting
Fair Elections Center – Eligible Voters at Risk: Examining Changes to USCIS’s SAVE System
Texas Tribune/ProPublica – A federal tool to check voter citizenship keeps making mistakes. It led to confusion in Texas.
Protect Democracy – The SAVE tool, explained
Protect Democracy – The ‘SAVE’ Tool Could Disenfranchise U.S. Citizens
American Immigration Council – The Systematic Alien Verification for Entitlements (SAVE) Program: A Fact Sheet
Related ADM Reports:
American Democracy Minute – Federal Circuit Courts Block Trump DOJ from Obtaining California and Oregon Voter Data
Register or Check Your Voter Registration:
U.S. Election Assistance Commission – How to Register And Vote in Your State
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