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New York · 2025-2026 General Assembly

S02345 Requires the state board of elections to participate in the systematic alien verification for entitlements (SAVE) program, administered by the United States citizenship and immigration services agency, to verify that a person who is either registered or registering to vote is a United States citizen.

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Immigration enforcement state federal cooperationAI label

Expands immigration enforcement model confidence 90%

Requires the state board of elections to use the federal SAVE program and share voter registration data with USCIS to check citizenship status, increasing state cooperation with federal immigration authorities for voter eligibility.

The state board of elections shall participate in the systematic alien verifica- tion for entitlements (SAVE) program, administered by the United States citizenship and immigration services agency, to verify that a person who is either registered or registering to vote is a United States citizen.

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Immigration enforcement otherAI label

Expands immigration enforcement model confidence 80%

Authorizes and requires the state board of elections to share voter registration information with USCIS specifically to verify citizenship for voting purposes, expanding the use of federal immigration data in state election administration.

the state board of elections is authorized to share and transmit all relevant information provided by a person, who is either registered or register- ing to vote, to the state board of elections with the United States citizenship and immigration services agency for the purpose of verifying such person's citizenship status.

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  1. Filed (completed)
  2. Committee
  3. Passed one chamber
  4. Passed both
  5. Governor
  6. Law

Status: Died (session ended)

Last action
2026-01-07: REFERRED TO ELECTIONS
Filed
2025-01-16
Committee
Elections
Sponsor
Mark Walczyk R

Why the model tagged it this way: The bill requires participation in the federal SAVE program and data sharing with USCIS to verify citizenship of voters and registrants, which expands state-federal cooperation on immigration enforcement in the context of elections. No other listed topics are substantively addressed.

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History (2 actions)
DateChamberAction
2026-01-07SREFERRED TO ELECTIONS
2025-01-16SREFERRED TO ELECTIONS