A coalition of voting rights groups has filed a brief urging a federal appeals court to block the U.S. Department of Justice’s demand for California voters’ private data, warning that the request exceeds federal authority and threatens voter privacy.
A federal judge has dismissed a U.S. Department of Justice lawsuit seeking to compel California to turn over its full, unredacted statewide voter registration list, rejecting what voting rights groups described as an unlawful attempt to obtain voters’ sensitive personal information.
The League of Women Voters of Oregon and the ACLU of Oregon have filed a legal brief defending Oregon’s voter privacy protections in response to a federal lawsuit from the U.S. Department of Justice seeking unredacted voter data.