Common Cause files lawsuit in hopes of protecting Nebraska voters

LINCOLN, Neb. (KLKN) — Common Cause Nebraska filed a lawsuit Monday to help protect Nebraska voters.

The lawsuit seeks to prevent Nebraska Secretary of State Bob Evnen from sharing sensitive voter information with federal officials.

On Sept. 8, the U.S. Department of Justice sent a letter to Evnen demanding “all fields” of Nebraska’s voter registration list.

That includes every registered voter’s full name, date of birth, residential address and his or her state’s driver’s license number or the last four digits of their social security number.

According to Common Cause, that request — if fulfilled — violates Nebraska law.

Common Cause is calling on Evnen to stop any efforts to share the voter file with the federal government, since states have authority over their own elections.

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