A judge in Washington D.C. has issued a ruling that prevents the Department of Justice (DOJ) from collecting voter lists from states for the purpose of identifying noncitizens. This decision follows challenges from voting rights groups, which argued that federal data often contains inaccuracies that can result in citizens being improperly removed from electoral rolls.
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D.C. Judge Prohibits DOJ from Collecting State Voter Lists to Identify Noncitizens
A D.C. judge has ruled against the DOJ's efforts to collect state voter lists to identify noncitizens. Voting rights groups raised concerns about inaccuracies in federal data that could lead to wrongful removals of citizens from electoral rolls.
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