By SNN Newsroom | October 14, 2026
North Carolina election administrators said Tuesday they will send letters this week to 1,392 registered voters whose citizenship status requires additional review before the November 3 general election. Officials stressed that being flagged for review does not establish that someone is ineligible to vote.
In an October 13 announcement, the State Board of Elections said the registrations were flagged through the federal Systematic Alien Verification for Entitlements (SAVE) database. The group represents approximately 0.02% of the state’s roughly 7.9 million registered voters, the board said.
The state plans to give recipients instructions for providing proof of U.S. citizenship or voluntarily requesting removal if they registered in error. Some records may be outdated or incomplete, including for people who later became naturalized citizens. The board says it crosschecks other records, including passport and Division of Motor Vehicles information, before considering formal steps.
No one will be automatically removed solely because of a SAVE flag. State officials said that receipt of a letter does not cancel registration or automatically bar an eligible person from voting on November 3. Any subsequent challenge or removal must follow legal notice and due-process procedures.
The agency previously reviewed approximately 1,600 potential matches identified by federal authorities and reduced the number after additional checks. The review is ongoing; the board did not announce that the 1,392 recipients had cast unlawful ballots or that any election result was affected.
Voters receiving the notice who believe their records are wrong should follow the letter’s instructions and contact the North Carolina State Board of Elections promptly.
Primary source: State Board of Elections, October 13 announcement and sample letter.
