US EditionTrump’s DOJ offers states confidential deal to remove voters flagged by feds
- On Dec. 4, the U.S. Department of Justice circulated a `confidential` draft MOU to more than 11 states, with 11 expressing interest, according to a Dec. 4 hearing transcript.
- Earlier this year, the Department of Homeland Security overhauled the SAVE program into a large-scale citizenship-check tool, and the U.S. Department of Justice says it needs detailed voter information to ensure only citizens vote.
- After a state provides its voter roll, DOJ would analyze it, notify states of issues, require them to `clean` rolls within 45 days, and authorize sharing data with `a contractor`.
- Facing legal pushback, 21 states and the District of Columbia face DOJ lawsuits after Colorado Democratic Secretary of State Jena Griswold and Wisconsin Elections Commission rejected the draft, citing a Dec. 11 letter and privacy concerns from voting advocacy groups.
- If implemented, the MOU would shift list-maintenance to the federal government, exposing sensitive personal data like driver's license numbers and partial Social Security numbers, while only four states that complied voluntarily have shared lists amid concerns about a national database and politically targeted uses.
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Stateline: The U.S. Department of Justice has sent a confidential draft agreement to more than a dozen states that would require election officials to remove any alleged ineligible voters identified during a federal review of their voter rolls. The agreement… Continue reading The post “Trump’s DOJ offers states confidential deal to remove voters flagged by feds” appeared first on Election Law Blog.
Trump's DOJ offers states confidential deal to remove voters from rolls
The U.S. Department of Justice has sent a confidential draft agreement to more than a dozen states that would require election officials to remove any alleged ineligible voters identified during a federal review of their voter rolls.The agreement — called a memorandum of understanding, or MOU — would hand the federal government a major role in election administration, a responsibility that belongs to the states under the U.S. Constitution.A Just…
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Trump’s DOJ offers states confidential deal to remove voters flagged by feds
The U.S. Department of Justice has sent a confidential draft agreement to more than a dozen states that would require election officials to remove any alleged ineligible voters identified during a federal review of their voter rolls.
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