Virginia AG Warns DHS Probe May Violate 3 State Laws Over Voter Records
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Updated · The New York Times · Sep 17
Virginia AG Warns DHS Probe May Violate 3 State Laws Over Voter Records
1 articles · Updated · The New York Times · Sep 17
Summary
Jay Jones told Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin to halt the department’s voter-fraud investigation immediately, saying agents’ actions in Virginia likely broke state law.
Virginia’s attorney general said agents may have falsely certified they were the voter or were authorized to access records, even though the state portal bars looking up another person’s information.
Three Virginia criminal statutes could apply, Jones wrote, adding that voter registration data and voting history are protected and would require a court order for disclosure.
The warning follows reports that hundreds of DHS agents were assigned to a weekslong search for noncitizens on voter rolls despite no evidence of widespread fraud.