Providence federal judge grills DOJ lawyer over reasons for demanding RI’s voter data

By: Alexander Castro

Outlets: Rhode Island Current

Published: March 26, 2026

Words: 1,388

Last Updated: 4 months, 1 week ago

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A U.S. Justice Department lawyer admitted in court Thursday that if Rhode Island hands over unredacted voter rolls, that data will be shared with the U.S. Department of Homeland Security to check citizenship status.

The acknowledgment came during a nearly three-hour hearing in United States v. Amore, the federal lawsuit brought against Rhode Island Secretary of State Gregg Amore in December for his refusal last year to offer up unredacted voter rolls …

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