Indiana Secretary of State Attends White House Briefing

Indiana Secretary of State Diego Morales was invited to The White House recently to take part in a high-level election integrity briefing with federal officials and fellow Secretaries of State. Morales said he was proud to share that the Trump administration is a partner in Indiana’s recent efforts and achievements in safeguarding voter registration and ensuring that only eligible citizens are on the voter rolls. 

At the briefing, Morales highlighted Indiana’s initiatives to strengthen proof of citizenship requirements including recently entering into a Memorandum of Understanding with the U.S. Department of Homeland Security and U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services to access the federal Systematic Alien Verification for Entitlements database. This allows Indiana to verify naturalization numbers submitted as proof of citizenship.

“Indiana continues to be a national leader in election integrity,” Morales said. “We are taking meaningful steps to make certain only U.S. citizens are registering and voting in our elections. We are excited to finally have a federal administration taking this issue seriously. Hoosiers expect and deserve to have full confidence in the election process.”

The administration provided updates on potential expansions of the SAVE database. If executed, these changes would allow Indiana to confirm the citizenship status of 99 percent of voters in Indiana.

This was Secretary Morales’ third invitation to The White House this year.