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Homeland Security retreats on plan to get data on mail-in voters

On Monday, the Justice Department retreated from plans to integrate Postal Service data into Homeland Security voter verification systems, reversing a notice filed Friday.
President Donald Trump's executive order requires states to submit potential mail voter lists to the Postal Service and directs Homeland Security to compile citizenship lists using the Systematic Alien Verification for Eligibility system.
Legal experts argue the administration is employing a 'rope-a-dope' strategy to delay court rulings, with Michael McNulty of Issue One suggesting the second notice anticipates a court blocking the new mail ballot rule.
Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin signed a memo Monday clarifying that data-sharing capabilities will launch later this year after completing privacy and legal groundwork.
Sixteen Democratic senators last week demanded Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick halt implementation, while the administration faces more than 30 lawsuits challenging the order's constitutionality ahead of midterms.

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Homeland Security retreats on plan to get data on mail-in voters

3 days ago·Issaquah, United States

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Homeland Security retreats on plan to get data on mail-in voters – Mountain Media, LLC

The U.S. Department of Homeland Security is walking back, for now, a plan to sweep up data on millions of Americans who vote by mail under President Donald Trump’s executive order restricting mail ballots. In a federal court filing Monday night, the Justice Department significantly hedged the data-sharing plan, pulling back from a position the Trump [...]

3 days ago·Lewisburg, United States

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