Preserving the records beyond the federal requirement could be important for the defense of election integrity watchdogs who are being prosecuted, said Amistad Project Director Phill Kline.
Though many blue states protest, states are required to submit voter data to the DOJ under federal election laws to enable verification of voter eligibility, prevent non-citizens from voting illegally, and detect duplicate registrations or multiple votes across jurisdictions.
“It’s about safeguarding the integrity of our elections—the heart of our democratic process,” West Virginia Attorney General Patrick Morrisey said.
The Department of Elections reported that what it was most proud of in its allocation of its $7.4 million grant was that it "allowed us to hire more quality staff because we were able to pay them more."
Obama-appointed judge rules Georgia's election integrity practices requiring voter ID and citizenship checks are legal and constitutional.
"Kathy Hochul and extreme New York Democrats are trying to destroy what is left of election integrity in New York," Stefanik said.
A Continuing Resolution (CR) will be a bit more complicated to pass this time around, given that Republicans are seeking to tie an election-integrity bill called the SAVE Act to the next spending bill.
"This is further evidence that the Biden administration believes it has the authority to license thought and speech, and it doesn't," said Phill Kline.
Imagine AI version of federally conceived Election Integrity Partnership that manually vetted social media election claims, Weaponization panel report says. Continuing-resolution provisions add insult to injury for censorship targets.