{"id":2323,"date":"2025-12-11T15:51:35","date_gmt":"2025-12-11T20:51:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.commoncause.org\/massachusetts\/?post_type=work&#038;p=2323"},"modified":"2026-04-09T15:52:37","modified_gmt":"2026-04-09T19:52:37","slug":"u-s-v-galvin","status":"publish","type":"work","link":"https:\/\/www.commoncause.org\/massachusetts\/fr\/work\/galvin-usv\/","title":{"rendered":"\u00c9tats-Unis contre Galvin"},"template":"","class_list":["post-2323","work","type-work","status-publish","hentry","work_type-litigation"],"acf":{"details":{"summary":"The Trump Administration has sued several states, including Massachusetts, 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 Massachusetts. 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Un tribunal de district a statu\u00e9 sur cette question.\u00a0<\/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 au secr\u00e9taire Bill Galvin 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>La r\u00e9sistance du secr\u00e9taire Bill Galvin \u00e0 la \" nationalisation \" des donn\u00e9es \u00e9lectorales du Massachusetts<\/h2>\r\n<span data-contrast=\"auto\">La plupart de ces \u00c9tats, y compris le Massachusetts, ont r\u00e9sist\u00e9 aux pressions du minist\u00e8re de la Justice visant \u00e0 leur remettre les donn\u00e9es \u00e9lectorales.\u00a0<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wgbh.org\/news\/national\/2025-12-12\/justice-department-sues-mass-17-other-states-for-access-to-detailed-voter-data\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">Le secr\u00e9taire du Commonwealth, Bill Galvin, a rejet\u00e9 la demande<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"auto\">, affirmant n&#039;avoir \u201c absolument aucune intention \u201d<\/span><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">de transmettre des donn\u00e9es sensibles au gouvernement f\u00e9d\u00e9ral, et que le minist\u00e8re de la Justice \u201c n&#039;a fourni aucune justification valable pour avoir besoin d&#039;acc\u00e9der aux informations personnelles identifiables de chaque \u00e9lecteur du Massachusetts \u201d.\u201d<\/span><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0Ils 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 Massachusetts 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, le Commonwealth du Massachusetts, 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?<\/strong><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134245418&quot;:true,&quot;134245529&quot;:true,&quot;335559738&quot;:160,&quot;335559739&quot;:80}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/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 d&#039;informations entre le minist\u00e8re de la Justice et le d\u00e9partement de la S\u00e9curit\u00e9 int\u00e9rieure\u00a0: l&#039;impact sur les communaut\u00e9s immigr\u00e9es du Massachusetts<\/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.\u00a0<\/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>"}},{"acf_fc_layout":"layout_accordion","_acfe_flexible_toggle":null,"component_accordion":{"heading":"F.A.Q.","panels":[{"panel_heading":"Why is Secretary Bill Galvin refusing to hand over the Massachusetts voter file?","panel_copy":"<span class=\"citation-64\">Secretary <\/span><b data-path-to-node=\"22\" data-index-in-node=\"94\"><span class=\"citation-64\">Bill Galvin<\/span><\/b><span class=\"citation-64 citation-end-64\"> has stated he has \"absolutely no intention\" of releasing sensitive voter data, noting that the DOJ has failed to provide any \"meaningful justification\" for requiring access to the private information of every Massachusetts voter.<\/span> <span class=\"citation-63 citation-end-63\">He maintains that state law protects this data\u2014including Social Security and driver\u2019s license numbers\u2014to ensure election security and voter privacy.<\/span>"},{"panel_heading":"What sensitive information is at stake in the Massachusetts voter file?","panel_copy":"<span class=\"citation-62\">The non-public voter files demanded by the DOJ contain highly personal data: <\/span><b data-path-to-node=\"23\" data-index-in-node=\"152\"><span class=\"citation-62\">full names, residential addresses, dates of birth, driver\u2019s license numbers, and partial Social Security numbers<\/span><\/b><span class=\"citation-62 citation-end-62\">.<\/span> <span class=\"citation-61 citation-end-61\">Critics argue that centralizing this data in a federal database creates massive privacy risks and could be weaponized for political purposes<\/span>"},{"panel_heading":"How does a national voter database impact the 2026 midterm elections?","panel_copy":"<span class=\"citation-60\">Experts warn that a \"master voter file\" could be used to facilitate <\/span><b data-path-to-node=\"24\" data-index-in-node=\"141\"><span class=\"citation-60\">strategic voter purges<\/span><\/b><span class=\"citation-60\"> ahead of the <\/span><b data-path-to-node=\"24\" data-index-in-node=\"177\"><span class=\"citation-60\">2026 midterm elections<\/span><\/b><span class=\"citation-60 citation-end-60\">.<\/span> <span class=\"citation-59 citation-end-59\">By analyzing voter demographics at a national scale, the administration could remove eligible voters from rolls in key areas to gain a partisan advantage, undermining the fairness of the democratic process.<\/span>"},{"panel_heading":"Is the DOJ sharing Massachusetts voter data with the DHS?","panel_copy":"<span class=\"citation-58\">In <\/span><b data-path-to-node=\"25\" data-index-in-node=\"64\"><span class=\"citation-58\">March 2026<\/span><\/b><span class=\"citation-58\">, the DOJ acknowledged in court that it plans to share state voter registration data with the <\/span><b data-path-to-node=\"25\" data-index-in-node=\"168\"><span class=\"citation-58\">Department of Homeland Security (DHS)<\/span><\/b><span class=\"citation-58 citation-end-58\"> for citizenship verification.<\/span> This has sparked major concerns about voter intimidation, as such data sharing may discourage immigrants and communities of color from registering to vote due to fears of federal surveillance"}]}},{"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) - 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