Expands use of the federal SAVE Program to identify and remove noncitizens from voter rolls, with required participation, data sharing, and procedures for cancellation based on immigration status information.
The Department shall apply to participate in the Systematic Alien Verification for Entitlements Program (SAVE Program) operated by U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security for the purposes of verifying that voters listed in the Virginia voter registration system are United States citizens.
Why the model tagged it this way: The bill expands immigration-enforcement cooperation by mandating Department participation in the federal SAVE Program, data sharing with federal authorities, and prompt cancellation of noncitizen registrations based on SAVE reports (with added review and notice steps). It also restricts such enforcement by adding a 90-day pre-election prohibition on systematic noncitizenship-based removal programs. No other listed topics are substantively addressed.
HB972Voter registration; list maintenance activities, cancellation procedures, required record matches.↓Restricts immigration enforcement Law
HB1441Law-enforcement agencies; agreements with federal authority for immigration enforcement.↓Restricts immigration enforcement↓Restricts immigration enforcement Law