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Battle continues over Trump push for states to scrub voter rolls
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· July 24, 2026
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Key points Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin is leading the initiative, which involves using the Systematic Alien Verification for Entitlements database. A dispute is ongoing over the Trump administration's push for states to review their voter rolls.
A dispute is ongoing over the Trump administration's push for states to review their voter rolls. The administration wants states to use a federal database to identify non-citizens who are registered to vote. The effort is currently facing legal challenges that have not been resolved.
Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin is leading the initiative, which involves using the Systematic Alien Verification for Entitlements database. Further details on this issue are available from the source, including the origins of the database and the administration's allegations about non-citizen voter registration.
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Published: July 24, 2026 ·
Source: KGNS — Sitewide ·
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