Yeah, that's the aim.A federal court dismissed the Trump Justice Department’s lawsuit seeking access to California’s full voter registration database Thursday, warning that the government’s bid for the voter records “threatens the right to vote which is the cornerstone of American democracy.”
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Yeah, that's the aim.The department has sued 23 states and the District of Columbia as part of a sweeping effort to gain access to tens of millions of voter records.
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The ruling, that the federal government has no legal authority to demand the sensitive personal information of nearly 23 million voters, blocks one of the most aggressive efforts yet by the administration to centralize voter data and marks a major victory for voter privacy and state sovereignty over elections.
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It comes a day after a federal judge likewise tentatively ruled to reject DOJ’s lawsuit against Oregon over the same issue.
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The judge warned that concentrating sensitive voter information in federal hands could deter people from registering or casting a ballot, particularly those historically disenfranchised.
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