阿拉斯加于2022年与司法部交涉, 让联邦官员给不合格的选民贴上标签, 要求45天内将州内选民撤走。
Alaska’s 2022 deal with the DOJ lets federal officials flag ineligible voters, requiring state removal within 45 days.
2022年12月,阿拉斯加与美国司法部达成了一项保密协议,允许联邦官员识别并标出可能不符合资格的选民,要求州在45天内将其除名。
In December 2022, Alaska entered a confidential agreement with the U.S. Department of Justice allowing federal officials to identify and flag potentially ineligible voters, requiring the state to remove them within 45 days.
虽然没有发出搬迁通知,但这一程序将使被标记的个人转入不活动名单,需要核实身份证,并在四年后如不恢复工作,则导致除名。
Though no removal notices have been issued, the process would move flagged individuals to an inactive list, requiring ID verification and leading to removal after four years if not reactivated.
国家表示协议与现行法律一致, 但批评者警告它会破坏选举主权。
The state says the agreement aligns with existing law, but critics warn it undermines election sovereignty.
至少有11个其他州也存在类似的交易,虽然有些州,如科罗拉多州,已经拒绝了此类请求。
Similar deals exist in at least 11 other states, though some, like Colorado, have rejected such requests.
美国最高法院曾申明各州对选举的权利,
The U.S. Supreme Court has previously affirmed states’ rights over elections, making this federal involvement a contentious expansion of authority.