Alaska Voter Privacy Lawsuit: Federal Data Grab Challenged

0:00Voting groups in Alaska just hit the state's elections officials with the lawsuit over sharing the full voter registration list with the U.S. Department of Justice. They claim it breaks the state Constitution's privacy protections and skips due process for voters who might get flagged for removal. This stems from a big federal push to grab detailed voter data from every state. Meanwhile, the Justice Department has sued at least 30 states and the District of Columbia to force the info release, but judges shouted down in. Places like California, Massachusetts, Michigan, Oregon, and Rhode Island. Some states handed over data anyway, while others held back amid worries it could target non-citizens under the Trump administration. Elections leaders in Alaska, including Republican Lieutenant Governor Nancy Dahlstrom, signed a deal to share the unredacted list. Critics say it less defends Czech citizenship with homeland security without proper notice to affected voters. During a recent state hearing, officials argued it's key for keeping voter rolls clean and

1:02accurate. Now plaintiffs like the League of Women, Voters of Alaska, the Alaska Black Caucus, and ACOU groups want the court to scrap the agreement and make the state demand the Justice Department destroy all copies of the data. At least four federal lawsuits nationwide are pushing back on this voter data grab too. As these battles heat up across the country, Alaska's case could set a tone for how far federal requests go into state voter privacy, keeping a close. Watch on what the judges decide next. Canada News Today, powered by AI Bringing You What Matters. I'm Corey with The Story.