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Rhode Island rejects Trump administration request for voter registration list
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Rhode Island Secretary of State Gregg Amore on Tuesday told the Trump Administration he wouldn’t provide the state’s full voter rolls, which include personally identifiable information.
Amore met with Justice Department officials in early September and on Sept. 8, a lawyer in the Civil Rights division requested a copy of Rhode Island’s statewide voter registration list, with all fields included.
Amore sent the letter on the same day the Justice Department announced it was suing Maine and Oregon for not providing voter rolls.
The Trump administration has, for the first time ever, built a searchable national citizenship data system, according to NPR.
The Justice Department has requested statewide voter registration lists from at least 27 states, according to the Brennan Center for Justice.
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