Judge blocks Trump administration from pressuring states over noncitizen voting
A federal judge blocked the Trump administration from sending states lists of suspected noncitizen voters, citing concerns that eligible Americans could be disenfranchised.
A US judge has temporarily blocked the Trump administration from pressuring states to take action against noncitizen voting, arguing it could infringe on states' authority over elections. US District Judge Tanya Chutkan prevented the Justice Department and the Department of Homeland Security from sending lists of registered voters to states, claiming those lists might include noncitizens and thus risk disenfranchising eligible voters.
The ruling follows a series of legal setbacks for President Donald Trump, who has been pushing federal control over election administration ahead of the November 3 midterm elections. The administration had been sending letters to California and Washington state election officials demanding they not count ballots from people on the lists, which the administration said could potentially include noncitizens.
However, voting rights and privacy advocates argued this violated the Privacy Act of 1974, which restricts the disclosure of sensitive private information.
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