The State Department is considering whether to provide state and local officials access to federal passport records to check voter citizenship ahead of November's midterm elections, according to reports.
The department is assessing how passport information could be shared with state and local officials and some nonprofit groups as part of an effort to verify that registered voters are U.S. citizens. A department spokesperson said the goal is to protect Americans' data, deter fraud and support the integrity of U.S. citizenship.
The reports did not specify a timeline for a decision or how any records-sharing system would operate.