Iowa Bills Expand Use of SAVE Program to Check Citizenship for Voters

Iowa bills expand use of SAVE program to check citizenship for voters

A slate of bills in the Iowa Legislature would require using the federal SAVE database to check someone's citizenship in a range of situations.

Iowa Senate advances bill requiring citizenship verification for voters

DES MOINES, Iowa — The Iowa Senate passed a bill Wednesday requiring the secretary of state to verify all registered voters of their citizenship status. Senate File 2203 would require the secretary of state to use the Systematic Alien Verification for Entitlements (SAVE) Program to verify the citizenship status of all newly registered voters once [...]

Senate passes series of bills requiring verification of citizenship status

Voters cast their ballots on Nov. 5, 2024 at First Christian Church in Perry, Iowa. (Photo by Brooklyn Draisey/Iowa Capital Dispatch)Iowa senators approved a number of bills Wednesday related to citizenship verification using federal information. The Senate approved Senate File 2203 in a 34-13 vote Wednesday, requiring the secretary of state to verify the citizenship status of each registered voter using the federal Systematic Alien Verification…

A handful of immigration-related bills pass Iowa Senate

The Iowa Senate has passed bills to strengthen immigration and citizenship checks for voting, for getting an Iowa driver’s license and for working in Iowa schools or in the public sector. Bills that passed unanimously would require all Iowa schools and the state licensing board for educators to verify school staff are legally authorized to […]

The Iowa Senate has passed bills to strengthen immigration and citizenship checks for voting, for getting an Iowa driver's license and for working in Iowa schools or in the public sector

The Iowa Senate has passed bills to strengthen immigration and citizenship checks for voting, for getting an Iowa driver's license and for working in Iowa schools or in the public sector. Bills that passed unanimously would require all Iowa schools and the state licensing board for educators to verify school staff are legally authorized to work in the U.S. -- and the same clearance would be required for all newly-hired employees in state and loc…