密歇根州以隐私法为由,拒绝联邦要求提供未经编辑的选民数据,作为更广泛的州抵抗的一部分。 Michigan refuses federal request for unredacted voter data, citing privacy laws, as part of broader state resistance.

密歇根州国务卿约瑟琳·本森(Jocelyn Benson)宣布,美国司法部要求获得未经编辑的选民数据,包括驾驶执照和社会保障号码,称这一要求违反州和联邦隐私法,州将不予执行。 Michigan Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson announced the state will not comply with a U.S. Department of Justice request for unredacted voter data, including driver’s license and Social Security numbers, calling the demand a violation of state and federal privacy laws. 司法部正在起诉密歇根州,因为其低选民名册维持率为4.2%,低于全国平均水平9.1%。 The DOJ is suing Michigan over its low voter roll maintenance rate of 4.2%, below the national average of 9.1%. Benson说,联邦政府可以利用公开可得的信息进行监督,并强调需要保护敏感个人数据免遭身份盗窃。 Benson stated the federal government can conduct oversight using publicly available information and emphasized the need to protect sensitive personal data from identity theft. 她的拒绝是包括民主党和共和党领导的办公室在内的30多个州对联邦要求获得选民名册的更广泛抵抗的一部分。 Her refusal is part of a broader resistance by over 30 states, including both Democratic and Republican-led offices, to federal demands for access to voter rolls.