{"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\/pt\/work\/usv-galvin\/","title":{"rendered":"EUA contra 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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Um tribunal distrital...\u00a0<\/span><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Nossa mo\u00e7\u00e3o foi deferida.<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">, Isso significa que a Common Cause agora faz parte do processo, e n\u00f3s estamos\u00a0<\/span><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">buscando sua demiss\u00e3o<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span>\r\n<h2>A organiza\u00e7\u00e3o Common Cause une-se ao secret\u00e1rio Bill Galvin para bloquear a apreens\u00e3o de dados federais.<\/h2>\r\n<span data-contrast=\"auto\">Por lei, os estados, e n\u00e3o o governo federal, t\u00eam a autoridade para manter seus cadastros eleitorais, que cont\u00eam informa\u00e7\u00f5es sens\u00edveis, incluindo nomes completos, endere\u00e7os, datas de nascimento, n\u00fameros de carteira de motorista e n\u00fameros parciais do Seguro Social. No entanto, o governo Trump tem se empenhado em coletar esses bancos de dados para montar seu pr\u00f3prio cadastro eleitoral mestre, uma medida que\u00a0<\/span><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">amea\u00e7a a integridade de nossas elei\u00e7\u00f5es<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0e\u00a0<\/span><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">riscos de priva\u00e7\u00e3o de direitos<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0<\/span><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">muitos americanos<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0antes das elei\u00e7\u00f5es de meio de mandato de 2026.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span>\r\n<h2>O secret\u00e1rio Bill Galvin resiste \u00e0 &quot;nacionaliza\u00e7\u00e3o&quot; dos dados eleitorais de Massachusetts.<\/h2>\r\n<span data-contrast=\"auto\">A maioria desses estados, incluindo Massachusetts, resistiu \u00e0 press\u00e3o do Departamento de Justi\u00e7a para entregar os dados dos eleitores.\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\">O secret\u00e1rio da Commonwealth, Bill Galvin, rejeitou a exig\u00eancia.<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"auto\">, dizendo que \u201cn\u00e3o tem absolutamente nenhuma inten\u00e7\u00e3o\u201d<\/span><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">de entregar dados sens\u00edveis ao governo federal e que o Departamento de Justi\u00e7a &quot;n\u00e3o forneceu nenhuma justificativa significativa para precisar de acesso \u00e0s informa\u00e7\u00f5es de identifica\u00e7\u00e3o pessoal de todos os eleitores de Massachusetts&quot;.\u201c<\/span><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0Agora, eles est\u00e3o entre os v\u00e1rios estados que est\u00e3o sendo processados por causa do cadastro eleitoral.<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0pela administra\u00e7\u00e3o Trump. Em resposta, a Common Cause entrou com pedidos para intervir em v\u00e1rios desses processos. Nosso pedido em Massachusetts foi aceito.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span>\r\n<p aria-level=\"2\"><strong>Qual o pr\u00f3ximo passo neste caso?\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\r\n<span data-contrast=\"auto\">Doravante, o Estado de Massachusetts, a Common Cause e seus parceiros est\u00e3o buscando o arquivamento deste processo, o que rejeitaria a tentativa do governo Trump de coletar esses dados sens\u00edveis.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span>\r\n<p aria-level=\"2\"><strong>Quais s\u00e3o os riscos caso o Departamento de Justi\u00e7a obtenha acesso aos registros eleitorais estaduais?<\/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 sinalizou repetidamente sua disposi\u00e7\u00e3o de minar nossa democracia para se manter no poder.\u00a0<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/fbi-georgia-elections-office-fulton-county-28e736037521b17197760d2394f0ab43\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">Continuam a espalhar teorias da conspira\u00e7\u00e3o desmentidas sobre as elei\u00e7\u00f5es 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\">apelando aos republicanos para que \u201cnacionalizem a vota\u00e7\u00e3o\u201d,\u201d<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0Ele demonstrou repetidas vezes que\u00a0<\/span><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Para ele, vencer \u00e9 mais importante do que uma democracia justa e livre.<\/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\">Exigir os cadastros eleitorais estaduais \u00e9 mais uma tentativa de minar o poder legal dos estados de gerir as elei\u00e7\u00f5es, e a priva\u00e7\u00e3o do direito de voto que o governo Trump poderia implementar com um cadastro eleitoral nacional \u00fanico \u00e9 profundamente preocupante.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:276}\">\u00a0<\/span>\r\n\r\n<span data-contrast=\"auto\">Uma lista como esta poderia ser usada para conduzir\u00a0<\/span><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">expurgos estrat\u00e9gicos e generalizados<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0de eleitores eleg\u00edveis das listas de eleitores, incluindo expurgos direcionados com base em fatores como localiza\u00e7\u00e3o, idade e sexo, em um esfor\u00e7o para obter um\u00a0<\/span><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">vantagem partid\u00e1ria<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:276}\">\u00a0<\/span>\r\n<h2>Compartilhamento de informa\u00e7\u00f5es entre o Departamento de Justi\u00e7a e o Departamento de Seguran\u00e7a Interna: o impacto nas comunidades imigrantes de Massachusetts<\/h2>\r\n<span data-contrast=\"auto\">E, considerando os ataques cru\u00e9is do Departamento de Seguran\u00e7a Interna contra imigrantes e comunidades de cor, independentemente de sua situa\u00e7\u00e3o imigrat\u00f3ria, um poss\u00edvel banco de dados federal como esse representa um risco ainda maior \u2013 o Departamento de Justi\u00e7a j\u00e1...\u00a0<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/stateline.org\/2025\/09\/12\/doj-is-sharing-state-voter-roll-lists-with-homeland-security\/\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">reconheceu<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0que \u00e9\u00a0<\/span><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Compartilhamento de informa\u00e7\u00f5es de eleitores com o DHS<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">. Saber que o governo federal coletou um banco de dados com informa\u00e7\u00f5es sens\u00edveis pode intimidar potenciais eleitores dessas comunidades e impedi-los de se registrarem para votar.\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) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-premium-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>U.S. v. 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