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'Egregious': GOP official under fire for handing voter data for millions to Trump DOJ
trump and DOJ is trying to gather voter data from all 50 states to build a database for voter suppression purposes. See https://www.democraticunderground.com/1016418961 Ohio just volutarily turned over voter data to trump's DOJ
'Egregious': GOP official under fire for handing voter data for millions to Trump DOJ
— Morgan Fairchild (@morgfair.bsky.social) 2026-03-10T20:28:11.371Z
www.rawstory.com/ohio-electio...
https://www.rawstory.com/ohio-election-2676008335/
Ohio Democratic Party Chair Kathleen Clyde has condemned Secretary of State Frank LaRose's decision to transfer the sensitive voter registration data of nearly 8 million Ohioans to the U.S. Department of Justice, according to Democracy Docket.
The Republican official complied with a DOJ request seeking complete statewide voter rolls, including personally identifying information such as birthdates, addresses, driver's license numbers, and Social Security numbers. The agency claims the data is necessary to investigate how states maintain their voter rolls.
Clyde called the move "unacceptable," accusing LaRose of putting politics over voters' privacy rights.
“Frank LaRose’s failure to protect Ohio voters’ privacy by turning over our voter registration info to the DOJ is unacceptable,” she wrote on social media. “The Ohio Democratic Party is exploring all options to fight back against this egregious abuse of power.”
LaRose justified the transfer in a letter to the DOJ, framing it as necessary for election integrity and accurate voter roll maintenance. He acknowledged the data represents merely a "static snapshot" that cannot perfectly reflect Ohio's constantly changing voter database.
The Republican official complied with a DOJ request seeking complete statewide voter rolls, including personally identifying information such as birthdates, addresses, driver's license numbers, and Social Security numbers. The agency claims the data is necessary to investigate how states maintain their voter rolls.
Clyde called the move "unacceptable," accusing LaRose of putting politics over voters' privacy rights.
“Frank LaRose’s failure to protect Ohio voters’ privacy by turning over our voter registration info to the DOJ is unacceptable,” she wrote on social media. “The Ohio Democratic Party is exploring all options to fight back against this egregious abuse of power.”
LaRose justified the transfer in a letter to the DOJ, framing it as necessary for election integrity and accurate voter roll maintenance. He acknowledged the data represents merely a "static snapshot" that cannot perfectly reflect Ohio's constantly changing voter database.