Wednesday, July 29, 2020

Illinois Sued After Refusing to Disclose Statewide Voter Data for Inspection

Election officials in Illinois have been hit with a lawsuit after refusing to turn over the state's voter-roll data for inspection.

The officials, the complaint alleges, refused to provide a statewide voter file and voting history data as required under federal law.

The watchdog is attempting to inspect the state's voter rolls for potential irregularities.

"The public has a right to inspect the state's voter records to ensure they are accurate ahead of the 2020 election and any time in the future."

Earlier this year, state election officials publicly acknowledged that a "Computer error" in an automatic voter registration system-which Democrats are pushing to implement across the country-led to hundreds of noncitizens being added to voter rolls.

The PILF previously found 17 counties in Illinois that had more registered voters than people living in those counties.

The watchdog said it initially sought access to the statewide voter information in October 2019, but never received a complete data set.

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