Democracy Docket: DOJ partially confirms DHS whistleblower allegations in new notice to federal court

“LWV and the other plaintiff in the case, the Electronic Privacy Information Center (EPIC), challenged DHS’s attempt to expand SAVE as a violation of the U.S. Constitution and federal privacy laws. They warned that SAVE was never designed to check voter eligibility and, when used in this manner, would likely erroneously disqualify eligible voters.”

“In a separate lawsuit, EPIC is also challenging DHS’s ongoing effort to create lists of people eligible to vote in every state — essentially federal versions of state voter rolls. Combined, the lists would amount to a national registration list.”

“EPIC has alleged that DHS’s lists, which stem from Trump’s second anti-voting executive order, are an illegal attempt to influence who can vote just weeks before the midterms.”

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