Trump's Election Order Uses Database with 35% Error Rate, Massachusetts Sues
President Trump's executive order to verify voter eligibility relies on a database that produces wrong results 35% of the time, according to a Missouri county review. Massachusetts has sued the Trump administration over the order.
President Trump signed an executive order requiring states to use the SAVE database to verify that only eligible citizens can vote. But the system has major accuracy problems.
A review in St. Louis County, Missouri found the SAVE database incorrectly flagged 35% of people whose information was checked. The county's Republican election director discovered these errors when conducting careful reviews.
The SAVE Act and Trump's executive order are part of a broader plan to give the federal government more control over elections. Massachusetts Attorney General Andrea Campbell filed a lawsuit challenging the order as unlawful federal overreach.
Georgetown Law professor Steve Vladeck says the move fits Trump's larger goal to control election processes. Other states that have used SAVE data have also wrongfully cancelled eligible citizens from voter rolls when reviews weren't done carefully.
The Brennan Center for Justice reports that significant errors occur when SAVE program data reviews are not conducted properly.
A system with a 35% error rate could wrongly remove eligible voters from registration rolls. This affects your right to vote and whether states or the federal government control elections.
Watch for more state lawsuits challenging Trump's election order and how courts rule on federal versus state election control.
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