Jones warns false voter-portal certifications may break Virginia law
Attorney general of Virginia
“Users that falsely make this certification in an effort to gather protected voter information may be violating several Virginia criminal statutes.”
Source and context
Reporting
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Jones's office reproduces reporting that quotes his September 17 letter to DHS and confirms its authenticity. The letter says false voter-portal certifications may violate Virginia law and asks DHS whether its staff accessed protected records without authorization.
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The published packet contains senators' allegations, a whistleblower's account, screenshots of state voter portals, and excerpts from USCIS training. The reproduced training says officers may search listed sites; it does not explicitly instruct them to make a false voter attestation.
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A whistleblower alleged DHS officers used a Virginia voter portal that requires users to attest they are the voter or have express authorization.
After the quotation
Jones asked DHS whether its personnel accessed Virginia voter records without authorization and called for records to be preserved.
How this statement is classified
Case context: Did DHS direct officers to misrepresent themselves to search state voter records?
The label describes this statement’s response within the context above.
Why this label?
Jones objects to the alleged unauthorized access and seeks to stop it, while treating whether officers made false certifications as a matter to establish.
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Did DHS direct officers to misrepresent themselves to search state voter records?
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