Nebraska to Hand Voter Data to DOJ After Court Declines to Block Transfer

Nebraska’s Republican secretary of state is moving ahead with plans to turn over sensitive voter registration data to the Department of Justice (DOJ) after the Nebraska Supreme Court declined to block the transfer—even as it agreed to hear the underlying case later this spring. The Nebraska Supreme Court on Feb. 11 denied a request for an emergency injunction from watchdog group Common Cause Nebraska that would have prevented Secretary of State Bob Evnen from sharing voter data while legal challenges proceed. The court also set an expedited hearing on the case for March 31. The dispute is part of a widening national battle over federal access to state voter rolls and election records, which generally include such information as dates of birth, home addresses, and partial Social Security numbers....