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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Claire Rush

Democratic state election officials demand answers on Justice Department's requests for voter data

Ten Democratic secretaries of state asked the Trump administration Tuesday to provide more information about its wide-ranging efforts to seek statewide voter registration lists, citing concerns that federal agencies have apparently misled them and might be entering the data in a program used to verify U.S. citizenship.

In a letter sent to Attorney General Pam Bondi and Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem, the secretaries of state expressed “immense concern” over reports that the Justice Department has shared voter data from states with the Department of Homeland Security.

“Given the unprecedented nature and scope of the DOJ’s requests, we require additional information about how this information will be used, shared, and secured,” they wrote.

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