'DOJ doesn't have authority to run a state's elections': West Virginia's GOP election chief pushes back on voter roll gr
West Virginia’s Republican chief election official denied the U.S. Department of Justice’s (DOJ) demand for full access to the state’s voter roll, rejecting what he described as an unlawful attempt to seize the sensitive personal data of individual voters by the Trump administration.
Secretary of State Kris Warner (R) is the latest in a string of Republican chief election officials to push back against DOJ’s voter roll grab — a stark sign that the effort is spurring opposition even among some supporters of President Donald Trump.
“State law is clear: voter lists are available in a redacted format from my office, but I’ll not be turning over any West Virginian’s protected information,” Warner said in a statement. “We have offered to work cooperatively with the federal government to maintain the continuity of elections nationwide, but the DOJ doesn’t have authority to run a state’s elections. I support efforts to strengthen election integrity, but I will not break the law, give up our State’s rights, or compromise the privacy of our citizens.”
As part of the DOJ’s unprecedented effort to obtain the full, unredacted voter rolls of every state, the department sent a letter in early September to Warner demanding full access to the state’s voter registration records — including the full names, addresses, driver’s license numbers, and partial social security numbers of every registered voter.
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