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Judge dismisses Trump administration lawsuit seeking detailed voter information from California
Judge Carter ruled the DOJ's request for California voter data illegal and warned it could chill voter registration and threaten the right to vote, affecting 23 million voters.
- On Thursday, U.S. District Judge David O. Carter dismissed the United States Department of Justice's lawsuit seeking California's unredacted voter file, granting California Secretary of State Shirley Weber's motion to dismiss.
- The Justice Department shifted to relying on the Civil Rights Act, saying it needed records to review voter lists and identify noncitizens, after earlier reliance on the NVRA and HAVA.
- In his 33-page decision, the judge said `The government's request is unprecedented and illegal` and warned that `Even the federal government is not permitted to sue first, obtain discovery, and finalize its allegations later`.
- The suits target 23 mostly Democratic-led states and D.C., seeking California's voter file covering 23 million people while state election officials questioned DOJ's data use amid ongoing fast-track requests this month.
- Advocates caution that voter advocates warn sloppy purges could disenfranchise voters, DHS SAVE checks found no widespread fraud after tens of millions of records, and the DOJ voting section has a barebones staff.
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Judge dismisses Trump administration lawsuit seeking detailed voter information from California
A federal judge has dismissed a U.S. Department of Justice lawsuit against California that sought detailed voting records and personal data on the state’s 23 million registered voters.
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