Whistleblower Says Federal Agents Broke State Laws in 12-Minute Voter Fraud Searches
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Updated · The New York Times · Sep 14
Whistleblower Says Federal Agents Broke State Laws in 12-Minute Voter Fraud Searches
2 articles · Updated · The New York Times · Sep 14
Summary
A nearly 30-page whistleblower report says federal agents, directed by top Homeland Security leaders, may have violated state laws by posing as voters during a nationwide hunt for noncitizens on voter rolls.
The account says agents worked under quotas that allowed just 12 minutes per voter record, relied on questionable data and likely improperly flagged eligible U.S. citizens.
Chuck Schumer and Alex Padilla received the report and on Sunday demanded Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin halt the operation and answer a dozen questions.
The initiative, described as the “Unlawful Voter Initiative,” follows last month’s disclosure that hundreds of federal agents were deployed to scour state-managed voter rolls despite research showing noncitizen voting is vanishingly rare.
Democrats and voting-rights advocates say the effort could wrongly disqualify voters before the fall midterms and deepen doubts about election legitimacy.