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DOJ said Vermont was violating federal voting laws. Asked for evidence, it couldn’t provide any
The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) admitted it has no evidence that Vermont is not complying with federal voter roll maintenance laws — an admission that could further weaken its case for amassing voters’ sensitive data.
As White House threatens midterms, states are working to Trump-proof the vote
As President Donald Trump and his administration escalate threats to interfere in this year’s midterms, at least 11 states led by Democrats are taking steps to harden their elections against White House meddling.
States Push Back Against Trump DOJ Lawsuits Seeking Millions of Voters’ Private Data
The U.S. Department of Justice sued six more states this week in its escalating effort to force election officials to hand over unredacted voter information. State election leaders say the DOJ’s sweeping demand for voters’ names, addresses, birth dates and identification numbers threatens their personal privacy, state sovereignty and the security of U.S. elections.
DOJ Sues Six More States in Sweeping Push to Obtain Unredacted Voter Rolls
The Justice Department launched a new wave of lawsuits against six more Democratic-led states Tuesday — escalating a federal effort to seize unredacted information from millions of voters.
States Want to Know: Why Does the DOJ Want Their Voter Rolls, Really?
The top election officials in 10 states are banding together to push back against the Trump administration’s demands for voter registration records, sending a joint letter Tuesday to the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and Department of Justice (DOJ) asking the federal government to clear up the contradictory statements the agencies have made over the data’s use.
At Briefing, White House Urges States to Use DHS Databases to Check Citizenship for Voting
The White House briefed state election officials on a revamped citizenship verification system Tuesday, selling them on an untested solution for a nearly nonexistent problem. Attended by a bipartisan group of more than a dozen secretaries of state and other election administrators, the briefing was led by U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (CIS) Director Joseph […]
Vermont Judge Dismisses Lawsuit Challenging Local Noncitizen Voting in Burlington
A Vermont judge dismissed a lawsuit last week from a right-wing group challenging a Burlington law allowing noncitizen voting in local elections.
Group Challenges Burlington, Vermont Law That Allows Noncitizen Voting
Restoring Integrity and Trust in Elections (RITE), a right-wing group, filed a lawsuit Tuesday on behalf of two voters challenging a provision in the Burlington, Vermont law that allows noncitizens to vote in local elections.
Vermont Bans Guns At Polling Places
Vermont Gov. Phil Scott (R) allowed a bill banning people from bringing guns into or near polling places to become law on Tuesday.
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