A bill for an act relating to the verification of United States citizenship of persons registering to vote.

SSB 3045 requires Iowa county registrars to verify a person’s U.S. citizenship using the federal Systematic Alien Verification for Entitlements (SAVE) system before registering them to vote. If verification fails, the registrar cannot register the person, and the individual may appeal the decision to a district court for a final ruling. The bill directly affects voters registering in Iowa by adding a citizenship verification step to the registration process. It changes the registration procedure to mandate this federal check, with no alternative verification method specified.