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Texas Hands over Complete List of Registered Voters to Trump Administration
Texas provided sensitive data on 18.4 million registered voters to the U.S. Justice Department after agreeing to a memorandum, amid concerns over voter privacy and legal compliance.
- On Dec. 23, the Texas Secretary of State's Office sent its voter roll to the U.S. Justice Department, covering approximately 18.4 million registered voters and including dates of birth, driver’s license numbers and last four Social Security digits.
- Last fall, the U.S. Justice Department began asking all 50 states for voter rolls and related data, saying the effort is central to enforcing federal election law under the National Voter Registration Act.
- The MOU's terms include Texas agreeing to share voter data while asserting it would not limit its NVRA duties, though public language allows a correction window that may conflict with list maintenance checks.
- The Democratic National Committee said the voter roll handover could violate federal law, Daniel Freeman requested related records, and Ken Martin called it a `big government power grab` as Democrats prepare legal action.
- Across the country, the effort has prompted the U.S. Justice Department to sue 23 states and Washington, D.C., while Texas is one of seven states and 13 agreed voluntarily, with watchdogs warning of privacy risks.
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