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Headline: Des Moines Register, 5/5/2026
William Morris reports:
Iowa turned over its voter registration data to the federal government, including sensitive information such as partial Social Security numbers of the state's more than 2 million registered voters, according to Secretary of State Paul Pate. Pate announced Tuesday, May 5, that the state had acceded to the Department of Justice's request for Iowa's voter rolls. Federal officials have asked for such data from several states, ostensibly to address concerns about election integrity and illegal voting.
However, states, not the federal government, are responsible for holding and running elections, and other states have resisted turning over voter information to the Trump administration.
In his statement, Pate said his office had consulted with Iowa Attorney General Brenna Bird and determined the state had a legal obligation under the federal Civil Rights Act and Driver's Privacy Protection Act to provide the requested data. [emphasis added]
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