Federal judge rules against Trump DoJ’s policy of collecting state voter rolls
Judge says justice department policy of checking state voter rolls against a federal immigration database is unlawful
TL;DR
- A federal judge ruled the US Justice Department's policy of collecting state voter rolls to check against immigration databases is unlawful.
- The policy, adopted to comply with an executive order on election integrity, violated privacy laws and risked disenfranchising voters.
- The judge stated the Justice Department lacked the authority to enact the policy, as Congress granted control over voter rolls to the states.
- The lawsuit was brought by Common Cause after the Justice Department requested voter information from approximately 18 states.
- The ruling cited instances where US citizens were incorrectly removed from voter rolls due to being misidentified as non-citizens.