By Peter HancockCapitol News Illinoisphancock@capitolnewsillinois.com The Donald Trump administration’s lawsuits seeking access to sensitive voter registration data in Illinois and dozens of other states is one part of a broader effort to purge state voter rolls of suspected noncitizens, according to documents filed recently in federal court in Springfield. Those
By Peter HancockCapitol News Illinoisphancock@capitolnewsillinois.com The Illinois State Board of Elections said this week it will not hand over to the Donald Trump administration a copy of the state’s complete, unredacted voter registration database, citing state laws that require the agency to protect voters’ sensitive personal information. In a letter
By Peter HancockCapitol News Illinoisphancock@capitolnewsillinois.com Federal officials are continuing to press their demand for Illinois’ unredacted voter registration database, which includes sensitive personal information, and are now giving state officials until Monday, Sept. 1, to comply. In an email Thursday, Aug. 21, Michael E. Gates, an attorney in the Civil
