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The Trump administration has demanded Illinois turn over its complete statewide voter registration database, including sensitive information such as voters’ dates of birth, driver’s license and Social Security numbers.

The Illinois State Board of Elections has given DOJ a redacted data set that does not include sensitive information, but it says state privacy laws preclude it from sharing the unredacted database.

DOJ says it wants the information to determine whether Illinois is complying with federal requirements to keep its voter rolls accurate and up to date.

A former Justice Department attorney who now runs the nonpartisan Center for Election Innovation and Research says the DOJ has no legal authority to demand the information.

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