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In bid for voter data, Trump’s DOJ lays groundwork to undermine confidence in midterms
The DOJ links access to sensitive voter data with election integrity claims amid appeals after losing three lawsuits and seeks data from 29 states and D.C.
- The DOJ sued 29 states and D.C. to obtain unredacted voter rolls with drivers' license and partial Social Security numbers, saying the data is needed ahead of the 2026 primaries.
- The DOJ, after months of letters, sued 29 states seeking unredacted voter data, with filings noting many states had shared or planned to share data by March 6.
- A confidential DOJ document says the department will test, analyze, and assess voter data provided by Alaska, Texas, and at least a dozen Republican-led states after signing MOUs, with Texas running its over 18 million voters through DHS's SAVE program.
- The DOJ has lost 3 suits and asks Michigan for appeal documents by April 1, with Michigan stating no emergency on March 6.
- Privacy experts warn that analyzing millions of records risks false positives and improper removals, while privacy advocates say the demands could chill turnout and federal law prohibits major purges within 90 days as Texas enters its preelection blackout period before May 26.
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In bid for voter data, Trump’s DOJ lays groundwork to undermine confidence in midterms
The U.S. Department of Justice has begun connecting its push to obtain sensitive personal data on millions of voters to whether the upcoming midterm elections will be fair and secure, laying the groundwork for the Trump administration to potentially cast…
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