This bill proposes that Arizona agencies must use a federal government system to verify whether someone is a U.S. citizen or has legal immigration status before allowing them to register to vote, receive a driver’s license or state ID, or qualify for certain public health benefits. The specific system mentioned is the “Systematic Alien Verification for Entitlements” (SAVE) program, run by the U.S. Department of Homeland Security. This means that state and county officials would need to check every applicant’s status against federal records as part of their application process.
