RALEIGH, N.C. — The North Carolina State Board of Elections will send letters this week to 1,392 registered voters identified as potential non-U.S. citizens through the federal Systematic Alien Verification for Entitlements (SAVE) database, the agency announced.
The findings represent approximately 0.02% of North Carolinas 7.9 million registered voters. The letters explain how recipients can provide citizenship documents or voluntarily request removal if they were registered in error.
Receiving a letter does not cancel an individuals voter registration or automatically prevent an otherwise eligible voter from participating in the November 3 general election. No voter will be automatically removed from the voter rolls based solely on information obtained through SAVE.
Earlier this year, the Department of Homeland Security identified nearly 1,600 potential non-citizens on the voter rolls. Further comparisons with SAVE, State Board reviews and checks against Division of Motor Vehicles records reduced that number.
Officials also check whether a registrant previously showed a U.S. passport when voting or provided citizenship documents to the DMV. When available records do not establish citizenship, the registrant will be asked to provide corrected or updated information before any removal proceedings are initiated.
Documents that may establish citizenship include a birth certificate, U.S. passport or passport card, consular report of birth abroad, or certificate of citizenship or naturalization. Recipients may mail materials to P.O. Box 25848, Raleigh, NC 27611, or deliver them to 430 N. Salisbury St. in Raleigh.
