U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services has updated its SAVE system to allow states to verify a voter’s U.S. citizenship using only the last four digits of a Social Security number. The change, implemented under Executive Order 14248 on election integrity, aims at strengthening the verification of voter rolls while restricting the use of full SSNs, according to the agency.
“USCIS remains committed to removing barriers to securing the nation’s electoral process,” said spokesman Matthew Tragesser, adding that the update helps states verify eligibility quickly and keep federal elections limited to citizens.
With the enhancement, election officials can initiate a SAVE case without a Department of Homeland Security identifier or a full Social Security number. USCIS said state voting agencies have submitted more than 46 million voter-verification queries through SAVE, while federal agencies have filed over 110 million eligibility queries. All told, the program has processed more than 205 million status-verification checks as of October 2025, compared with 25 million during all of 2024, USCIS said.
Adoption still varies. USCIS said 26 states already have, or are working to establish, agreements to use SAVE for voter verification. The agency urged federal, state, and local offices to participate to strengthen routine list maintenance and reduce ineligible registrations.
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