Alaska state defendants defend the voter-data agreement
State of AlaskaAlaska state defendants, through their motion to dismiss
State defendants say the maintenance claims are premature and misread an agreement that preserves compliance with state law.
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Alaska's transfer of confidential voter records to DOJ and the agreement preserve compliance with state and federal law.
“The plaintiffs’ list maintenance claims are not ripe. And those claims rely on a misstatement of the contents of the MOU, assuming without any basis that the Division will act contrary to state statute and its expressed intent.”
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Alaska election officials defend sharing voter records with DOJ; groups challenge the agreement
Alaska election officials defend transferring confidential voter information to the Justice Department under a data-sharing agreement. Voting-rights groups argue that the transfer violates Alaska's privacy protections and that the agreement's voter-removal terms conflict with state law. An October 16 order allows their lawsuit to proceed without deciding whether the agreement is unlawful.
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State defendants defend authorized intergovernmental sharing and preserved compliance with state and federal list-maintenance law.
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Alaska's motion defends the transfer as authorized sharing between government agencies and says the cover letter preserves compliance with state and federal law.
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It argues that intergovernmental sharing differs from public disclosure and that objections to future removals are premature.
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The subject is Alaska's transfer and agreement with DOJ. The state defendants defend the agreement and reject the plaintiffs' interpretation of its list-maintenance terms.
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