{"id":2351,"date":"2025-12-01T15:39:12","date_gmt":"2025-12-01T20:39:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.commoncause.org\/maryland\/?post_type=work&#038;p=2351"},"modified":"2026-04-09T15:41:14","modified_gmt":"2026-04-09T19:41:14","slug":"usv-demarinis","status":"publish","type":"work","link":"https:\/\/www.commoncause.org\/maryland\/fr\/work\/u-s-v-demarinis\/","title":{"rendered":"\u00c9tats-Unis contre Demarinis"},"template":"","class_list":["post-2351","work","type-work","status-publish","hentry","work_type-litigation"],"acf":{"details":{"summary":"The Trump Administration has sued several states, including Maryland, in an attempt to collect non-public voter files with sensitive voter data \u2013 now, Common Cause has been granted a motion to intervene in the lawsuit on behalf of Maryland. 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Un tribunal de district a statu\u00e9 sur cette question. <\/span><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Notre motion a \u00e9t\u00e9 accept\u00e9e.<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">, ce qui signifie que Common Cause est d\u00e9sormais partie prenante \u00e0 la poursuite, et nous le sommes\u00a0<\/span><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">demander son rejet<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span>\r\n<h2>Common Cause se joint \u00e0 la plainte du Maryland pour bloquer la saisie de donn\u00e9es f\u00e9d\u00e9rales<\/h2>\r\n<span data-contrast=\"auto\">En vertu de la loi, ce sont les \u00c9tats, et non le gouvernement f\u00e9d\u00e9ral, qui sont habilit\u00e9s \u00e0 tenir leurs fichiers \u00e9lectoraux, lesquels contiennent des informations sensibles telles que les noms et pr\u00e9noms, adresses, dates de naissance, num\u00e9ros de permis de conduire et une partie du num\u00e9ro de s\u00e9curit\u00e9 sociale. Cependant, l&#039;administration Trump s&#039;est employ\u00e9e \u00e0 collecter ces bases de donn\u00e9es afin de constituer son propre fichier \u00e9lectoral centralis\u00e9, une initiative qui\u00a0<\/span><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">menace l&#039;int\u00e9grit\u00e9 de nos \u00e9lections<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0et\u00a0<\/span><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">risques de privation de droits<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0<\/span><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">de nombreux Am\u00e9ricains<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0en pr\u00e9vision des \u00e9lections de mi-mandat de 2026.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span>\r\n<h2>Jared DeMarinis et la d\u00e9fense de l&#039;int\u00e9grit\u00e9 des \u00e9lections du Maryland<\/h2>\r\n<span data-contrast=\"auto\">La plupart de ces \u00c9tats, y compris le Maryland, ont r\u00e9sist\u00e9 aux pressions du minist\u00e8re de la Justice pour qu&#039;ils leur remettent leurs donn\u00e9es \u00e9lectorales.\u00a0<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/marylandmatters.org\/2025\/08\/05\/maryland-responds-to-feds-request-for-voter-data-with-step-by-step-guide-to-process\/\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">Jared DeMarinis, administrateur des \u00e9lections du Maryland, a r\u00e9pondu par une explication d\u00e9taill\u00e9e.<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0de la fa\u00e7on\u00a0<\/span><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">responsables \u00e9lectoraux des comt\u00e9s et des \u00c9tats<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0tenir \u00e0 jour les listes \u00e9lectorales, prot\u00e9ger les droits de vote tout en assurant la s\u00e9curit\u00e9 des \u00e9lections.\u00a0<\/span><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Ils font d\u00e9sormais partie des nombreux \u00c9tats poursuivis en justice concernant le fichier \u00e9lectoral.<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0par l&#039;administration Trump. En r\u00e9ponse, Common Cause a d\u00e9pos\u00e9 des requ\u00eates en intervention dans plusieurs de ces poursuites. Notre requ\u00eate dans le Maryland a \u00e9t\u00e9 accept\u00e9e.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span>\r\n<p aria-level=\"2\"><strong>Quelles sont les prochaines \u00e9tapes dans cette affaire ?\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\r\n<span data-contrast=\"auto\">Pour la suite, l&#039;\u00c9tat du Maryland, Common Cause et ses partenaires demandent le rejet de cette action en justice, ce qui invaliderait la tentative de l&#039;administration Trump de collecter ces donn\u00e9es sensibles.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span>\r\n<p aria-level=\"2\"><strong>Quels sont les risques si le minist\u00e8re de la Justice met la main sur les fichiers \u00e9lectoraux des \u00c9tats\u00a0?\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\r\n<span data-contrast=\"auto\">Trump a maintes fois laiss\u00e9 entendre qu&#039;il \u00e9tait pr\u00eat \u00e0 saper notre d\u00e9mocratie pour se maintenir au pouvoir.\u00a0<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/fbi-georgia-elections-office-fulton-county-28e736037521b17197760d2394f0ab43\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">ils continuent de diffuser des th\u00e9ories du complot d\u00e9menties concernant l&#039;\u00e9lection de 2020.<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0ou\u00a0<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.npr.org\/2026\/02\/07\/nx-s1-5704400\/what-does-it-mean-when-the-president-calls-to-nationalize-the-voting\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">appelant les r\u00e9publicains \u00e0 \u201c nationaliser le vote \u201d,\u201d<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0il a d\u00e9montr\u00e9 \u00e0 maintes reprises que\u00a0<\/span><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Pour lui, gagner est plus important qu&#039;une d\u00e9mocratie juste et libre.<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:276}\">\u00a0<\/span>\r\n\r\n<span data-contrast=\"auto\">Exiger les fichiers \u00e9lectoraux des \u00c9tats constitue une nouvelle tentative de saper le pouvoir l\u00e9gal des \u00c9tats de g\u00e9rer les \u00e9lections, et la privation du droit de vote que l&#039;administration Trump pourrait op\u00e9rer gr\u00e2ce \u00e0 un fichier \u00e9lectoral national centralis\u00e9 est profond\u00e9ment pr\u00e9occupante.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:276}\">\u00a0<\/span>\r\n\r\n<span data-contrast=\"auto\">Une liste comme celle-ci pourrait \u00eatre utilis\u00e9e pour mener\u00a0<\/span><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">purges strat\u00e9giques et g\u00e9n\u00e9ralis\u00e9es<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0radier des listes \u00e9lectorales des \u00e9lecteurs \u00e9ligibles, y compris par le biais de purges cibl\u00e9es en fonction de crit\u00e8res tels que le lieu de r\u00e9sidence, l&#039;\u00e2ge et le sexe, dans le but d&#039;obtenir un\u00a0<\/span><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">avantage partisan<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:276}\">\u00a0<\/span>\r\n<h2>Partage de donn\u00e9es entre le minist\u00e8re de la Justice et le d\u00e9partement de la S\u00e9curit\u00e9 int\u00e9rieure\u00a0: impacts sur les communaut\u00e9s immigr\u00e9es du Maryland<\/h2>\r\n<span data-contrast=\"auto\">Compte tenu des attaques cruelles du D\u00e9partement de la S\u00e9curit\u00e9 int\u00e9rieure contre les immigrants et les communaut\u00e9s de couleur, ind\u00e9pendamment de leur statut de citoyennet\u00e9, une base de donn\u00e9es f\u00e9d\u00e9rale potentielle de ce type repr\u00e9sente un risque encore plus grand \u2013 le D\u00e9partement de la Justice l&#039;a d\u00e9j\u00e0 fait. <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/stateline.org\/2025\/09\/12\/doj-is-sharing-state-voter-roll-lists-with-homeland-security\/\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">a reconnu<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0qu&#039;il en est\u00a0<\/span><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">partage d&#039;informations sur les \u00e9lecteurs avec le DHS<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">. Le fait de savoir que le gouvernement f\u00e9d\u00e9ral a constitu\u00e9 une base de donn\u00e9es contenant des informations sensibles pourrait intimider les \u00e9lecteurs potentiels de ces communaut\u00e9s et les emp\u00eacher de s&#039;inscrire sur les listes \u00e9lectorales.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:276}\">\u00a0<\/span>\r\n\r\n<span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span>"}},{"acf_fc_layout":"layout_accordion","_acfe_flexible_toggle":null,"component_accordion":{"heading":"F.A.Q.","panels":[{"panel_heading":"Why is Common Cause intervening in the DOJ lawsuit against Maryland?","panel_copy":"Common Cause intervened to prevent the federal government from obtaining Maryland\u2019s non-public voter files. As a formal <b data-path-to-node=\"19\" data-index-in-node=\"192\">party to the lawsuit<\/b>, Common Cause is working alongside state officials to seek a full dismissal of the case, arguing that the DOJ's demand violates state statutory authority and citizen privacy."},{"panel_heading":"How is Maryland Elections Administrator Jared DeMarinis protecting voter rolls?","panel_copy":"Administrator <b data-path-to-node=\"20\" data-index-in-node=\"97\">Jared DeMarinis<\/b> has provided detailed legal and technical evidence showing that Maryland\u2019s current system for maintaining voter rolls is secure and complies with the law. He argues that the DOJ\u2019s demand for unredacted data is an unnecessary overreach that threatens the existing protections for Maryland voters."},{"panel_heading":"What sensitive information is contained in the Maryland voter file?","panel_copy":"The voter file demanded by the DOJ includes highly private data such as <b data-path-to-node=\"21\" data-index-in-node=\"143\">full names, home addresses, dates of birth, driver\u2019s license numbers, and partial Social Security numbers<\/b>. Common Cause and the State of Maryland contend that exposing this data to a federal \"master file\" puts residents at risk of identity theft and targeted intimidation."},{"panel_heading":"What is the risk of a \"Nationalized\" voter file in the 2026 midterm elections?","panel_copy":"Critics warn that a centralized federal database would allow for <b data-path-to-node=\"22\" data-index-in-node=\"147\">strategic voter purges<\/b>. By cross-referencing state data at a national level, the administration could remove eligible voters from rolls based on age, location, or gender to gain a partisan advantage in the <b data-path-to-node=\"22\" data-index-in-node=\"353\">2026 midterm elections<\/b>."},{"panel_heading":"How does DOJ and DHS data sharing affect voter registration in Maryland?","panel_copy":"The DOJ has admitted to sharing state voter information with the <b data-path-to-node=\"23\" data-index-in-node=\"141\">Department of Homeland Security (DHS)<\/b>. This cooperation raises fears of surveillance and retaliation among immigrant communities and communities of color, creating a \"chilling effect\" that may discourage eligible Marylanders from registering to vote."}]}},{"acf_fc_layout":"layout_add_component","_acfe_flexible_toggle":null,"component_add_component":null},{"acf_fc_layout":"layout_take_action","_acfe_flexible_toggle":null,"component_take_action":{"heading":"Take Action","button_text":"","manually_curate":false,"action":null}},{"acf_fc_layout":"layout_banner","_acfe_flexible_toggle":null,"component_banner":{"use_donate_banner":true,"title":"Title [highlight]with highlighting[\/highlight] and additional text.","button":null,"image":null}},{"acf_fc_layout":"layout_related_articles","_acfe_flexible_toggle":null,"component_related_articles":{"heading":"Updates","button_text":"See all Related Articles","manually_curate":false,"articles":null}},{"acf_fc_layout":"layout_resources","_acfe_flexible_toggle":null,"component_resources":{"heading":"Related Resources","button_text":"See all Related Resources","manually_curate":false,"resource":null}},{"acf_fc_layout":"layout_press","_acfe_flexible_toggle":null,"component_press":{"heading":"Press","button_text":"","manually_curate":false,"press":null}},{"acf_fc_layout":"layout_events","_acfe_flexible_toggle":null,"component_events":{"heading":"Events"}},{"acf_fc_layout":"layout_our_experts","_acfe_flexible_toggle":null,"component_our_experts":{"heading":"","manually_curate":false,"people":null}}]},"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v26.6 (Yoast SEO v27.1.1) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-premium-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>U.S. v. 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