{"id":58341,"date":"2026-04-03T16:54:20","date_gmt":"2026-04-03T20:54:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.commoncause.org\/?post_type=press&p=58341"},"modified":"2026-04-03T16:54:20","modified_gmt":"2026-04-03T20:54:20","slug":"good-government-groups-urge-court-to-block-national-voter-database","status":"publish","type":"press","link":"https:\/\/www.commoncause.org\/ru\/press\/good-government-groups-urge-court-to-block-national-voter-database\/","title":{"rendered":"Good Government Groups Urge Court to Block National Voter Database"},"template":"","class_list":["post-58341","press","type-press","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":{"details":{"summary":"","featured_image":"","press_type":false,"authors":"","related_issues":false,"related_work":false,"location":46},"sidebar":{"helper_enable_sidebar":false,"helper_media_contact":{"heading":"Media Contact","manually_enter_person":false,"person":"","name":"","role":"","phone":"","email":""},"helper_links_downloads":{"heading":"Links & Downloads","links":null}},"page_layout":[{"acf_fc_layout":"layout_wysiwyg","_acfe_flexible_toggle":null,"component_wysiwyg":{"content":"Washington, D.C.\u00a0<\/span><\/b>\u2014<\/span><\/b>\u00a0In an amicus brief filed\u00a0on Friday, Common Cause, Campaign Legal Center, Center for Media and Democracy,\u00a0and Protect Democracy\u00a0urged\u00a0the\u00a0US District Court for the District of Columbia\u00a0to\u00a0immediately stop the federal government from creating a\u00a0centralized information system with Americans\u2019 personal data\u00a0that could be used to disenfranchise qualified voters.\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>\r\n\r\n\u201cThe law is clear: a national voter database is illegal,\u201d\u00a0<\/span>said Dan Vicu\u00f1a, Common Cause Senior Policy Director for Voting and Fair Representation.\u00a0<\/span><\/b>\u201cThe Trump\u00a0administration wants to weaponize\u00a0voters\u2019\u00a0data to\u00a0pick and choose\u00a0who can and\u00a0can\u2019t\u00a0vote.\u00a0The\u00a0court must act now to protect both our privacy and our right to cast a ballot.\u201d<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>\r\n\r\nThe groups argue the federal government\u2019s attempt to overhaul the Systematic Alien Verification for Entitlements Program (SAVE) is an illegal effort to nationalize voter registration. The overhauled SAVE system, never designed or authorized for these purposes, has citizenship data the government admits is riddled with errors\u00a0and could prevent countless eligible Americans from voting.\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>\r\n\r\nWhistleblower\u00a0Partners\u00a0represents\u00a0Common Cause and the other amici in filing the brief.\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>\r\n\r\n\u201cThis attempt\u00a0by the federal government\u00a0to create a\u00a0national voter database\u00a0is\u00a0yet another\u00a0example\u00a0of\u00a0unlawful\u00a0overreach by the Trump administration,\u201d said<\/span>\u00a0Jonathan\u00a0Diaz,\u00a0director of voting rights advocacy and partnerships\u00a0at Campaign Legal Center.\u00a0<\/span><\/b>\u201cThe Constitution is clear:\u00a0The\u00a0states\u00a0and\u00a0Congress\u00a0have the power to set rules around our elections\u00a0\u2014\u00a0not the\u00a0executive branch.\u00a0Voters should have confidence when\u00a0registering to vote\u00a0that their sensitive data\u00a0will\u00a0be\u00a0safeguarded, especially against unlawful government efforts to overhaul key privacy protections for Americans.\u00a0We\u00a0will continue to oppose this administration\u2019s\u00a0unlawful\u00a0efforts to\u00a0exert authority over elections.\u201d\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>\r\n\r\n\u201cThe Trump Administration has manufactured a non-existent problem\u2014non-citizen voting\u2014\u00a0in order to deceive the public\u00a0and disrupt the election process\u2014all with an eye to deny\u00a0American\u00a0citizens\u2019 their fundamental\u00a0right to vote,\u201d<\/span>\u00a0said\u00a0Jared Davidson, counsel at\u00a0Protect Democracy.<\/span><\/b>\u00a0\"The SAVE overhaul will do nothing to make our elections more secure\u2014it only serves to sow distrust in our elections and disenfranchise voters.\u201d\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>\r\n\r\n[pdf-embedder url=\"https:\/\/www.commoncause.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/2026-04-03-Motion-for-Leave-to-File-Amicus-Brief-Amicus-Brief-Proposed-Order44168.1.pdf\" title=\"2026-04-03 Motion for Leave to File Amicus Brief; Amicus Brief; Proposed Order(44168.1)\"]"}},{"acf_fc_layout":"layout_add_component","_acfe_flexible_toggle":null,"component_add_component":null},{"acf_fc_layout":"layout_work","_acfe_flexible_toggle":null,"component_work":{"heading":"Work","manually_curate":false,"work":null}}]},"yoast_head":"\nGood Government Groups Urge Court to Block National Voter Database - 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