DHS officers raise concerns over potentially illegal voter searches and unreliable data, whistleblower says
Summary
A whistleblower revealed that the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) told officers investigating voter fraud that they would not be punished for possibly breaking state laws when accessing voter information online. The whistleblower also raised concerns about the accuracy of the voter data DHS provided and the legality of how officers were asked to look up voter records.Key Facts
- DHS lawyers told officers they would not be personally responsible if they violated state laws while checking voter registration info.
- Officers were asked to use voter data to search state websites, some of which require users to confirm they are accessing only their own information.
- Accessing voter websites under false pretenses may be illegal, but DHS officers were reassured they would not face personal penalties.
- The whistleblower worries this means DHS leadership knows the searches might be illegal but still requires them.
- Officers found discrepancies when voter records in state databases did not match DHS data.
- California posed a problem because officers could not access its voter registration system, yet were told to still create files on those individuals in a DHS database.
- This could lead to thousands of inaccurate or unsupported records in DHS systems about California voters.
- DHS has not publicly responded to these allegations.
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