DOJ lawyer Eric Neff mislead a court about voter roll data collection, initially claiming no analysis had begun, but later admitted the DOJ was pooling and analyzing data from multiple states to identify "duplicate and deceased" voters. This confirms fears that Trump's administration is using sensitive voter information—including Social Security numbers and addresses—to attack elections ahead of midterms. Critics warn this effort, driven by inexperienced but loyal DOJ lawyers supporting election denial theories, threatens privacy and undermines democratic integrity. Courts have already dismissed cases in several states. What's next? Wired has been doing excellent work reporting on where politics meets tech. Click here to learn more: https://www.wired.com/story/doj-misled-judge-voter-roll-data/ #ElectionIntegrity #VoterRights #DOJ #PrivacyRights #Democracy #TrumpAdministration
The DOJ Misled a Judge About How It’s Using Voter Roll Data

The acting head of the DOJ’s voting section told a judge last week that the agency had not touched the nonpublic voter roll data it has collected. That wasn’t true.

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