Password on the Post-it, lawsuit at the door
Federal election-security directive arrives on a thumb drive whose password is taped to the device. California refused. Washington sued.
Source article: Deputy Attorney General orders California to access noncitizen voter list.
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- Published
- Pen name
- Editorial Board
- Topic tags
- election, crime, government
- Primary entities
- U.S. Department of Justice, California, Los Angeles County, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services, Gavin Newsom, Trent McCotter, Los Angeles County Clerk, California Secretary of State
- Themes
- Federal-state election disputes, Voter roll integrity, Department of Justice litigation, Pre-midterm federal actions
- Floor values engaged
- Accountability of power