Indiana will soon be scanning voter rolls for noncitizens after receiving access to a revamped federal system, Secretary of State Diego Morales announced.

Indiana Secretary of State has signed an agreement with the Department of Homeland Security to verify the citizenship of those registered to vote in Indiana with SAVE data.

The agreement with U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services allows the state to access a database to verify citizenship of individuals on the state’s voter rolls.

Indiana Secretary of State Diego Morales has signed a Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) with the Department of Homeland Security, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (DHS-USCIS), granting the state access to Systematic Alien Verification for Entitlements (SAVE) data.

By Marilyn Odendahl The Indiana Citizen July 7, 2025 New laws passed during the 2025 session of the Indiana General Assembly that expand the state’s proof-of-citizenship voting requirements have brought fresh allegations that the statutes violate federal protections and renew the potential of a lawsuit being filed against the state.

A series of new laws will take effect in Indiana on Tuesday, including changes to voter registration even reviewing the state’s border with Illinois.

Over 200 bills have been passed by Gov. Mike Braun since he took office in January, and many of those laws are now set to take effect.

Local and state Democratic Party leaders called out U.S. Representative Marlin Stutzman (R-IN) Tuesday, claiming that Stutzman "won't show up for his constituents."

That's false. There is nothing in the legislation that would allow Trump, or any future president, to stop an election from going forward.

Neil Koglin has been elected President, and Raleigh Brown has been elected Vice President, marking a historic moment for both Hamilton County and the future of youth leadership in the Indiana Democratic Party. The election took place June 7 in Fort Wayne.