EPIC Urges First and Seventh Circuits to Protect Voter Privacy and Refuse DOJ’s Voter Roll Demand
The Electronic Privacy Information Center filed amicus briefs in the First and Seventh Circuit Courts this week, asking both courts to block the Department of Justice's demand for state voter rolls, which EPIC characterizes as unlawful.
Why this matters: Voter rolls contain names, addresses, party affiliation, and sometimes dates of birth for tens of millions of people. Handing that data to the federal government in bulk is a different thing than using it to run elections. The DOJ has not explained a clear legal basis, according to EPIC. That matters because once the data moves, there is no taking it back. This fight is about whether the executive branch can collect a national database of voters just by asking for it.
Who should care: General readers · Privacy officers · Policy
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