Judge blocks federal citizenship checks in voter database over purge risk
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A federal judge blocked the use of a federal voter citizenship database for purging voters, citing the risk of erroneous removals that could disenfranchise eligible voters and complicate election administration.
- Judge blocks use of federal database to check citizenship, saying it could wrongly purge voters AP News
- Federal Citizenship Data Tool Cannot Be Used to Screen Voters, Judge Rules The New York Times
- Judge says Trump can’t use Social Security data for voter roll purges CNN
- Judge blocks Trump admin’s database of Americans’ Social Security numbers and citizenship status Politico
- DOJ now 0-9 in voter roll cases after Trump-appointed judge tosses its Maryland demand Democracy Docket
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