Democrats sue Trump, DOJ over effort to remove voters from state rolls
The complaint says officials used flawed voter lists and prosecution threats to pressure states, while California officials said 25.8% of a sample was U.S.-born.
- On October 20, Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer and House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries sued the Trump administration in federal court, alleging that federal efforts to remove noncitizens from voter rolls rely on "shoddily compiled" lists.
- The legal challenge asserts that the Executive Branch lacks authority to "superintend state voter list maintenance," arguing that the United States Constitution and the Voting Rights Act reserve these powers for the states.
- Plaintiffs cite data discrepancies in Nevada, where Homeland Security initially flagged nearly 16,000 potential noncitizens before narrowing the list to 185; officials later "failed to substantiate even that" assertion after determining those individuals appeared to be citizens.
- In California, more than 25 percent of 20,000 individuals flagged as likely noncitizens were actually born in the United States, bolstering claims that the administration's removal demands rely on inaccurate data.
- Attorney General Todd Blanche stated "State-facilitated voter fraud is unacceptable," while the lawsuit asks the court to block federal officials from continuing to issue threats or forcing states to remove registered voters from their rolls.
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Trump Sued by Democrats Over Effort to Purge State Voter Rolls
National Democrats sued President Donald Trump and the US Justice Department over what they say is a coordinated effort to erode confidence in the upcoming midterm elections, including by demanding that states like California and Nevada set aside ballots of suspected non-citizens.
Democrats sue to block Trump administration from usurping states’ authority to administer elections – WTOP News
WASHINGTON (AP) — Two weeks from the midterm elections, Democratic Party leaders are suing in federal court to block President Donald Trump’s administration from usurping states’ authority to administer elections or trying to intimidate state and local election officials into complying with illegal demands. The lawsuit, filed Tuesday in Washington, seeks a court order barring...
Democrats sue to block Trump administration from usurping states'
WASHINGTON (AP) — Two weeks from the midterm elections, Democratic Party leaders are suing in federal court to block President Donald Trump’s administration from usurping states’ authority to administer elections or trying to intimidate state and local
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