US EditionElection Integrity Advocates support DOJ's Lawsuit Against Illinois Unredacted Voter Registration Data
The DOJ, enforcing the National Voter Registration Act and Help America Vote Act, has sued Illinois as part of legal actions against 19 states for voter list compliance.
- On Thursday, the U.S. Department of Justice filed a federal lawsuit in Springfield seeking access to Illinois' unredacted voter registration database and naming Executive Director Bernadette Matthews.
- After months of formal notices from the DOJ, the department escalated to litigation following Assistant Attorney General Harmeet Dhillon's months ago enforcement push citing the NVRA and HAVA.
- When asked for records, Illinois supplied names, addresses and ages but withheld dates of birth, ID numbers and Social Security numbers, and state officials say local authorities hold much of that information.
- Carol Davis, Illinois Conservative Union Chairman and election integrity advocate, praised the DOJ's enforcement of federal law, while Illinois election officials and Attorney General Kwame Raoul declined to comment, spokesman Matt Dietrich said.
- The ACLU warned the effort could create an unauthorized 'national voter database' as the DOJ files suits in Illinois, Georgia, Wisconsin, and the District of Columbia this month.
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DOJ lawsuit against Illinois draws support from election integrity advocates
(The Center Square) – The U.S. Department of Justice’s lawsuit seeking access to Illinois’ unredacted voter registration database draws praise from an election integrity advocate, who says the move enforces long-standing federal law rather than partisan politics.
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Usa newsTrump administration sues Illinois election officials for sensitive voter data
The Justice Department says it's about preventing "vote dilution," but privacy advocates argue the effort could eventually be used to disenfranchise people.
Justice Department sues for access to Illinois voter rolls – Capitol News IL
The Justice Department has been seeking that information since July, but the Illinois State Board of Elections so far has declined to hand over the information, citing both state and federal privacy laws that it says prohibit it from handing over such information. The lawsuit makes Illinois at least the 19th state to be sued for such information.
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