09/25/2026
Today's Supreme Court ruling allows states to use the expanded federal SAVE database for individualized citizenship checks. In Indiana, HEA 1264 already uses BMV records to flag some voters for proof of citizenship, and eligible Hoosiers have already been wrongly caught up in that process.
The ruling does not authorize unrestricted mass purges, but it does increase the risk of eligible voters being wrongly flagged.
It's critical that all Hoosiers check their voter registration before Oct. 5.