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Nebraska Supreme Court Rules Voter Data Case Is Moot because Feds Already Have Records
The justices said the case was moot after Nebraska had already released its voter registration list to the Justice Department.
- On Friday, the Nebraska Supreme Court dismissed an appeal challenging the release of voter registration data to the U.S. Department of Justice, ruling the matter moot because Nebraska's voter list had already been transferred.
- Voting advocacy group Common Cause and Omaha voter Dawn Essink sued Nebraska Secretary of State Bob Evnen last fall, seeking to block the transfer of records they argued violated state statutes.
- Nebraska is one of 16 states that provided complete voter lists to the federal government, including names, dates of birth, addresses, driver's license numbers, and the last four digits of voters' Social Security numbers.
- Common Cause Nebraska Executive Director Gavin Geis said the group will now push for legislative changes to strengthen state law, ensuring "voters need to feel safe, knowing that registering to vote will not subject them to data risks or intimidation."
- A separate federal lawsuit filed in Washington remains pending, while federal judges recently blocked other Trump administration efforts to create a national voter database using state records.
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Nebraska Supreme Court rules voter data case is moot because feds already have records
The Nebraska Supreme Court ruled Friday that a lawsuit that sought to stop the state from handing over voter data to the DOJ is moot.
·Nebraska, United States
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Appeal Dismissed in Challenge over Nebraska's Voter Registration Data Being Released to U.S. Department of Justice - KFOR FM 101.5 1240 AM
Nebraska State Capitol looking toward the northeast. (Jeff Motz/KFOR News)LINCOLN–(Nebraska Examiner June 26)–The appeal over the Nebraska Secretary of State’s office releasing the state’s sensitive voter registration data to the U.S. Department of Justice was dismissed Friday by the State Supreme Court. The Nebraska Examiner reports the court in its ruling wrote, “because Nebraska’s voter registration list has already been released to the DOJ, …
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