Louisville officials seek to block transfer of Kentuckians’ sensitive voter data to feds

By: McKenna Horsley

Outlets: Kentucky Lantern

Published: March 17, 2026

Words: 686

Last Updated: 4 months, 2 weeks ago

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LOUISVILLE — The chief elections officer in Kentucky’s most populous county is intervening in a federal lawsuit in hopes of blocking the U.S. Department of Justice from gaining access to Kentuckians’ sensitive voter data.

Jefferson County Clerk David Yates, a Democrat, filed a motion to intervene in the DOJ’s lawsuit against Republican Secretary of State Michael Adams and the Kentucky State Board of Elections.

Yates said he is the first county clerk …

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