Voter Registration & Rolls
With early voting just days away, counties say they’re running out of time to get their complaints addressed.
The agency says the judge’s ruling creates new verification requirements that can’t be met before the February deadline. It’s seeking a stay pending appeal.
The order doesn’t specify how state agencies should handle the task, but sets a target for completion: the next election, in February.
Nonprofit voter registration nonprofits can ill afford threats to their credibility and financial support.
Some states turned in a limited data set, excluding sensitive personal information, but feds are demanding more.
Election officials say problems with TEAM are preventing them from completing essential tasks. The state says the real issue may be training, and it’s offering help.
Republican lawmakers threaten to sue again over Adrian Fontes’ instructions.
The League of Women Voters and other civic groups are shut out of USCIS naturalization ceremonies. But their voter registration work continues at other sites.
The program has come under attack from conservatives in recent years.
A guide to understanding the conflict between improving election security and safeguarding voting rights.
A bill passed in the special session restores limits on voters who make last-minute address changes.
The Justice Department had sought sensitive information such as Social Security and driver’s license numbers.
The state is holding off on fulfilling the DOJ request for now, while it switches to a new voter registration management system. The letter raises legal and privacy concerns.
The government is obligated by law to explain how it plans to use the information it collects. But the Justice Department hasn’t provided much detail yet.
Days after a dire warning, Votec’s chairman says its doors are ‘open again.’ But county election administrators are wary.
The program does not share case information with other agencies, a U.S. CIS official says: ‘We don’t refer a noncitizen to ICE.’
What is the U.S. doing with uploaded records? And how is the state handling search results? Lawmakers and watchdogs push the Department of Homeland Security for more transparency.
A flurry of letters seek access to voter rolls and details on registration procedures, in support of Trump’s directives.
Attorney General Ken Paxton says the cases involve more than 100 voters, mostly in Harris County.
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