Consent 7.
Regular Board of Supervisors Meeting
County Recorder
- Meeting Date:
- 06/25/2019
- Title:
- SAVE Program Usage Agreement with Secretary of State
- Submitted By:
- Arlethe Rios, Board of Supervisors
- Department:
- County Recorder
Presentation:
No A/V Presentation
Recommendation:
Approve
Document Signatures:
BOS Signature Required
# of ORIGINALS
Submitted for Signature:
Submitted for Signature:
2
NAME
of PRESENTER:
of PRESENTER:
n/a
TITLE
of PRESENTER:
of PRESENTER:
n/a
Docket Number (If applicable):
Mandated Function?:
Not Mandated
Source of Mandate
or Basis for Support?:
or Basis for Support?:
Information
Agenda Item Text:
Approve agreement between Cochise County and the Office of the Secretary of State for reimbursement for Systematic Alien Verification of Entitlements (SAVE) Program Usage for the purpose of verifying the citizenship and immigration status information when a person registers to vote in Cochise County.
Background:
To facilitate Arizona County Recorders’ access to the SAVE Program, the Secretary has entered into a Memorandum of Agreement with the Department of Homeland Security (“DHS”), U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (the “DHS MOA”), which establishes the terms and conditions governing the Secretary’s and the County Recorders’ participation in the SAVE Program. The MOA with DHS-USCIS is attached as Exhibit 1 and incorporated in full. Under the DHS MOA, the Secretary will administer access to SAVE by Arizona County Recorders, but the Secretary does not have authority to submit verification requests directly. While DHS will bill the larger counties (Maricopa and Pima) directly for their SAVE usage, DHS will bill the Secretary for the collective SAVE usage by the State’s 13 smaller counties, including Cochise County, who are expected to have a lower query volume. This Agreement establishes the terms and conditions under which the County will reimburse the Secretary for the costs associated with the County’s SAVE usage on a periodic basis.
Department's Next Steps (if approved):
Send agreement to Secretary of State to be fully executed.
Impact of NOT Approving/Alternatives:
The County Recorder will not be able to use the SAVE Program to verify citizenship and immigration status information when a person registers to vote.
To BOS Staff: Document Disposition/Follow-Up:
Send two originals to Heather Lopez, Chief Deputy Recorder to mail to the Secretary of State and request one fully executed original be returned to the BOS to be filed.