Harmeet Dhillon Responds to South Carolina Judge's Ruling
In a recent development, Harmeet Dhillon, Assistant Attorney General for Civil Rights at the DOJ, expressed strong opposition to a South Carolina judge's decision that prevents the federal government from accessing voter data to ensure accurate voter rolls.
• A South Carolina judge, Diane Goodstein, issued a temporary restraining order against the state’s Election Commission, blocking the release of personal data of over 3.3 million voters to the DOJ.
• The action resulted from a lawsuit by a voter, Anne Crook, who claimed that disclosing her information would violate her privacy rights.
• Dhillon emphasized the importance of maintaining clean voter rolls and criticized the judge's ruling as hindering federal voting laws.
• The DOJ had requested sensitive voter information, including names, addresses, and Social Security numbers, which raised privacy concerns among citizens.
The case highlights ongoing tensions between state privacy rights and federal efforts to maintain accurate voter registration.
https://samueleburns.substack.com/p/harmeet-dhillon-responds-after-sc
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