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Jefferson County Joins Battle over Federal Access to Sensitive Voter Information
Jefferson County officials argue releasing unredacted voter data would violate state privacy laws and deter voter registration, marking the first such legal motion in Kentucky.
- Jefferson County Clerk David Yates filed a motion to intervene on March 16, 2026, and announced it Monday at a news conference with Jefferson County Attorney Mike O'Connell and Sarah Martin.
- In February, the U.S. Department of Justice sued Kentucky election officials to obtain the state's unredacted voter registration list including Social Security numbers and driver's license numbers.
- As Jefferson County's clerk, Yates argued releasing unredacted data would violate Kentucky privacy laws and impact 583,453 voters, stating, 'This lawsuit directly affects my office's responsibilities, and it is essential that the voices and privacy rights of Jefferson County citizens are strongly defended.'
- Sarah Martin said the motion would let the clerk submit pleadings, and the League of Women Voters of Kentucky, New Americans Initiative, and ACLU-represented voters also moved to intervene amid DOJ suits against 29 states and the District of Columbia.
- On March 10, the Kentucky State Board of Elections filed a motion to dismiss the lawsuit and provided the U.S. Department of Justice a redacted voter registration list, noting 3,354,665 Kentuckians are registered voters as of February 2026.
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The Sugar Maple Square poll in Bowling Green on primary Election Day, May 21, 2024. (Kentucky Lantern photo by Austin Anthony)LOUISVILLE — The chief elections officer in Kentucky’s most populous county is intervening in a federal lawsuit in hopes of blocking the U.S. Department of Justice from gaining access to Kentuckians’ sensitive voter data. Jefferson County Clerk David Yates, a Democrat, filed a motion to intervene in the DOJ’s lawsuit aga…
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Business WireJefferson County Clerk David Yates Moves to Intervene in Federal Lawsuit Over Voter Data
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