Louisville clerk pushes back on Trump administration’s nationwide effort to access voter rolls
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A Kentucky elections official announced on Tuesday an effort seeking to block the Trump administration’s push to examine extensive voter records.
Jefferson County Clerk David Yates said he is pushing back after Kentucky was among an additional five states the Justice Department sued last month “for failure to produce their full voter registration lists.” Yates said he filed a motion on Monday in the District Court for the Eastern District of Kentucky to intervene in the lawsuit, arguing that releasing completely unredacted voter rolls would violate state privacy laws and jeopardize sensitive data.
“People need to feel confident that when they register to vote, their personal information will remain secure,” the Louisville clerk said during a press conference. “If their most sensitive data is handed over unnecessarily, it could discourage participation and damage confidence in our democratic system.”
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“As the chief election official for Jefferson County, I have a statutory duty to protect the confidential personal information entrusted to us by our voters,” he added. “This lawsuit directly affects my office’s responsibilities, and I believe it is essential that the voices and privacy rights of Jefferson County citizens are strongly defended.”
The Trump administration has made requests for comprehensive voter information as part of a nationwide undertaking aimed at ensuring voter rolls are accurate. Prosecutors say they have authority under the Civil Rights Act of 1960 to demand the production, inspection, and analysis of comprehensive statewide voter registration lists, to cross-check them for improper registrations. In Kentucky, county officials say the DOJ is seeking to access voters’ personal information, such as birth dates, addresses, Social Security numbers, and driver’s license numbers.
“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 of the Justice Department’s Civil Rights Division said when the DOJ announced it would sue Kentucky for not releasing the information. “Many state election officials, however, are choosing to fight us in court rather than show their work. We will not be deterred, regardless of party affiliation, from carrying out critical election integrity legal duties.”
Earlier this month, the …
Ask who never gets charged.
A Kentucky elections official announced on Tuesday an effort seeking to block the Trump administration’s push to examine extensive voter records.
Jefferson County Clerk David Yates said he is pushing back after Kentucky was among an additional five states the Justice Department sued last month “for failure to produce their full voter registration lists.” Yates said he filed a motion on Monday in the District Court for the Eastern District of Kentucky to intervene in the lawsuit, arguing that releasing completely unredacted voter rolls would violate state privacy laws and jeopardize sensitive data.
“People need to feel confident that when they register to vote, their personal information will remain secure,” the Louisville clerk said during a press conference. “If their most sensitive data is handed over unnecessarily, it could discourage participation and damage confidence in our democratic system.”
DONORS TURN THEIR ATTENTION TO TOP COP RACES IN MIDTERMS: ‘ATTORNEYS GENERAL ACT AND WIN’
“As the chief election official for Jefferson County, I have a statutory duty to protect the confidential personal information entrusted to us by our voters,” he added. “This lawsuit directly affects my office’s responsibilities, and I believe it is essential that the voices and privacy rights of Jefferson County citizens are strongly defended.”
The Trump administration has made requests for comprehensive voter information as part of a nationwide undertaking aimed at ensuring voter rolls are accurate. Prosecutors say they have authority under the Civil Rights Act of 1960 to demand the production, inspection, and analysis of comprehensive statewide voter registration lists, to cross-check them for improper registrations. In Kentucky, county officials say the DOJ is seeking to access voters’ personal information, such as birth dates, addresses, Social Security numbers, and driver’s license numbers.
“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 of the Justice Department’s Civil Rights Division said when the DOJ announced it would sue Kentucky for not releasing the information. “Many state election officials, however, are choosing to fight us in court rather than show their work. We will not be deterred, regardless of party affiliation, from carrying out critical election integrity legal duties.”
Earlier this month, the …
Louisville clerk pushes back on Trump administration’s nationwide effort to access voter rolls
Ask who never gets charged.
A Kentucky elections official announced on Tuesday an effort seeking to block the Trump administration’s push to examine extensive voter records.
Jefferson County Clerk David Yates said he is pushing back after Kentucky was among an additional five states the Justice Department sued last month “for failure to produce their full voter registration lists.” Yates said he filed a motion on Monday in the District Court for the Eastern District of Kentucky to intervene in the lawsuit, arguing that releasing completely unredacted voter rolls would violate state privacy laws and jeopardize sensitive data.
“People need to feel confident that when they register to vote, their personal information will remain secure,” the Louisville clerk said during a press conference. “If their most sensitive data is handed over unnecessarily, it could discourage participation and damage confidence in our democratic system.”
DONORS TURN THEIR ATTENTION TO TOP COP RACES IN MIDTERMS: ‘ATTORNEYS GENERAL ACT AND WIN’
“As the chief election official for Jefferson County, I have a statutory duty to protect the confidential personal information entrusted to us by our voters,” he added. “This lawsuit directly affects my office’s responsibilities, and I believe it is essential that the voices and privacy rights of Jefferson County citizens are strongly defended.”
The Trump administration has made requests for comprehensive voter information as part of a nationwide undertaking aimed at ensuring voter rolls are accurate. Prosecutors say they have authority under the Civil Rights Act of 1960 to demand the production, inspection, and analysis of comprehensive statewide voter registration lists, to cross-check them for improper registrations. In Kentucky, county officials say the DOJ is seeking to access voters’ personal information, such as birth dates, addresses, Social Security numbers, and driver’s license numbers.
“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 of the Justice Department’s Civil Rights Division said when the DOJ announced it would sue Kentucky for not releasing the information. “Many state election officials, however, are choosing to fight us in court rather than show their work. We will not be deterred, regardless of party affiliation, from carrying out critical election integrity legal duties.”
Earlier this month, the …
