Jay Jones
Role at the time: Attorney general of Virginia
Condemned
Statement summary
Jones says a false certification to access Virginia voter records could violate state law and asks DHS to halt unauthorized searches and preserve records.
“Users that falsely make this certification in an effort to gather protected voter information may be violating several Virginia criminal statutes.”
Open source (opens in a new tab)Virginia attorney general's roundup quoting his DHS voter-data letterFighting Federal Overreach section, New York Times and Associated Press excerpts
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.
Archived copy (opens in a new tab)Why we used 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.