Federal officials are continuing to press their demand for Illinois’ unredacted voter registration database, which includes sensitive personal information, and are now giving state officials until Monday, Sept. 1, to comply.
In an email Thursday, Michael Gates, an attorney in the Civil Rights Division of the U.S. Department of Justice, rejected the Illinois State Board of Elections’ request for additional time to research the legal issues involved in the demand to determine what data it can lawfully turn over.
Capitol News Illinois reports the Justice Department has said it wants the state’s complete voter registration database so it can determine whether the state is complying with provisions of the 1993 National Voter Registration Act.
