Supreme Court Clears Voter ID Tool Using 2 Data Sets Ahead of Midterms
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Updated · The New York Times · Sep 25
Supreme Court Clears Voter ID Tool Using 2 Data Sets Ahead of Midterms
3 articles · Updated · The New York Times · Sep 25
Summary
An unsigned Supreme Court order let the Trump administration roll out an online voter-identification system that merges citizenship records with Social Security data and can be used by states to search for ineligible voters.
The majority said a lower-court block improperly hindered federal efforts to help state and local officials administer the November midterm elections.
Three liberal justices dissented in a 12-page opinion, with Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson warning the system could trigger cancellations of some recently naturalized citizens’ registrations or force proof-of-citizenship demands.
The ruling hands Trump a win in his broader push to use federal resources to shape election administration, an effort already facing legal challenges before the midterms.