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Iowa Leaders Reach Settlement to Expand Federal Voter ...
The settlement grants Iowa and three states 20 years of access to the SAVE database to verify voter citizenship and participate in a bulk-upload pilot program.
- On Dec. 1, Iowa Attorney General Brenna Bird announced a settlement giving Iowa and three states 20-year access to the SAVE database, resolving a suit against DHS.
- Pate and Bird filed a lawsuit shortly after the 2024 general election, alleging DHS and USCIS unlawfully withheld citizenship data about flagged registrants.
- A Des Moines Register review found Paul Pate directed challenges to 2,176 registered voters before Nov. 5, 2024; 277 were confirmed noncitizens, 35 counted ballots, five rejected attempts, with more than 500 proven citizens and 74 rejected ballots.
- The settlement creates a four-state pilot for bulk uploads including Social Security numbers, with access expected to begin within 90 days of Dec. 1, enabling use during next year’s elections.
- Iowa officials said prior U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services responses under the Biden administration were limited, while federal officials confirmed at a 2024 hearing at least 250 apparent noncitizen registrants.
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Iowa settles lawsuit against federal agency on voter citizenship status
Iowa Attorney General Brenna Bird announced Monday that Iowa, alongside three other states, has reached a settlement agreement allowing state officials to access a federal immigration database to verify citizenship status of voters for the next 20 years.
Settlement grants Iowa election officials access to federal immigration data
The Trump Administration has signed a settlement granting state election officials free access to a federal immigration database for the next 20 years. Iowa Attorney General Brenna Bird said on the eve of the 2024 election, the Biden Administration denied the Iowa Secretary of State’s request to do a cross check to ensure non-citizens had […]
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