US EditionJustice Department expands legal action against states that have refused its demands for voter data
The DOJ has filed at least 14 lawsuits to enforce access to unredacted voter registration data, citing federal laws to ensure accurate voter rolls and election integrity.
- On Monday, the U.S. Department of Justice sued Vermont Secretary of State Sarah Copeland-Hanzas in U.S. District Court seeking court orders to compel voter registration data.
- Long ago, Copeland-Hanzas declined the federal request, saying Vermont law `specifically prohibits` sharing voters' personal details including names, addresses, driver’s license numbers, and partial Social Security numbers.
- The DOJ's voting section says the checks aim to verify list accuracy, and the U.S. Department of Justice's Civil Rights Division has requested data from at least 26 states, suing at least 14 as of Tuesday.
- A spokesperson for the Secretary of State's Office declined to comment on Tuesday; Amelia Vath said the Vermont Attorney General's Office will defend Secretary Copeland-Hanzas in court.
- Election officials and Democratic leaders warned about privacy and potential misuse of sensitive voter data, citing concerns federal agencies might enter it into a citizenship-verification program; last month, 10 Democratic secretaries of state requested more information about the federal effort.
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DOJ sues six states for refusing to turn over voter registration rolls, warns ‘open defiance’ of federal law
The Justice Department filed lawsuits Tuesday against six blue states: Delaware, Maryland, New Mexico, Rhode Island, Vermont and Washington, accusing them of violating federal law by refusing to provide statewide voter registration rolls upon request.The complaints, filed by the DOJ’s Civil Rights Division, argue the states failed to meet their legal obligations under the National Voter Registration Act (NVRA), the Help America Vote Act (HAVA), …
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Justice Department expands legal action against states that have refused its demands for voter data
The U.S. Justice Department is suing six more states in its ongoing campaign to obtain voter data and other election information.
Trump administration sues WA for not sharing voter data
(Photo by David Ryder/Getty Images)The Department of Justice on Tuesday sued Washington’s secretary of state over his refusal to provide personal information contained in the state’s voter rolls. Secretary of State Steve Hobbs told the Justice Department in September that he would be willing to provide voter names, addresses, genders, years of birth, voting records, registration dates and registration numbers. But he wouldn’t give dates of birth…
US Department of Justice sues Rhode Island, Vermont, others for refusing to hand over voters’ personal data - The Boston Globe
Rhode Island Secretary of State Gregg Amore said in September he would hand over the public voter list, but not the private data the DOJ was requesting
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