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Judge blocks use of federal database to check citizenship, saying it could wrongly purge voters - AP News

Associated Press·23 June 2026 at 03:09·1 min read
Summary

A federal judge has ruled that a revamped federal tool that state election officials have used in their efforts to identify illegally registered noncitizen voters is unlawful and cannot be used. U.S. District Court Judge Sparkle L. Sooknanan on Monday sided w…

Key Takeaways4 points
1Judge blocks use of federal database to check citizenship, saying it could wrongly purge voters - AP News.
2A federal judge has ruled that a revamped federal tool that state election officials have used in their efforts to identify illegally registered noncitizen voters is unlawful and cannot be used.
3District Court Judge Sparkle L.
4Sooknanan on Monday sided w….

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23 June 2026 at 03:09
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