DOJ Sues Idaho for Refusing to Provide Voter Registration Rolls

DOJ sues Idaho for refusing to provide voter registration rolls

“The Justice Department will continue to fulfill its oversight role dutifully, neutrally, and transparently wherever Americans vote in federal elections,” Assistant Attorney General Harmeet Dhillon said

Feds sue Idaho over voter data

The Trump administration is suing Idaho’s top election official, who refused to hand over sensitive data for about 1 million registered voters, including partial Social Security and driver’s license numbers. The Idaho Capital Sun reported on the lawsuit Tuesday. The lawsuit targeting Idaho Secretary of State Phil McGrane underscores deeper issues surrounding privacy versus federal oversight and debates ahead of the May primary and November gener…

Idaho Secretary of State Sued by Trump Administration Over Refusal to Release Voter Data

BOISE, ID – The Trump administration sued Idaho’s top election official after he declined to give the federal government access to sensitive personal information about 1 million Idaho registered voters. The U.S. Justice Department sued Idaho Secretary of State Phil McGrane on Wednesday, and asked a federal judge to force him to turn over the full voter data, which includes partial Social Security numbers and driver’s license numbers. More than a…