State Department weighs sharing passport records for voter citizenship checks

(NewsNation) — The State Department is “assessing” how to share passport information with state and local governments, as well as some nonprofit groups, ahead of the midterm elections.

According to a department spokesperson, the goal is to share the information in a way that “protects Americans’ data, deters fraud and supports the integrity of U.S. citizenship.”

The statement follows a 6-3 Supreme Court decision Friday that allowed the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to provide citizenship information to local governments so they can verify whether registered voters are U.S. citizens.

The Trump administration outlined the plan in a court filing Tuesday evening. In it, the Justice Department said the administration will begin using passport records to identify noncitizens on voter registration lists.

According to the filing, the State Department will soon publish a notice in the Federal Register,........

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