Governor granted authority to intervene in lawsuit over voter data

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A Circuit Court judge granted South Carolina Gov. Henry McMaster the ability to intervene in a lawsuit over voter data.

The U.S. Department of Justice requested the state's voter registration list, including personal information like driver's license numbers.

A voter filed a lawsuit to block the release of the data, citing a constitutional right to privacy.

The state supreme court previously reversed a temporary order, allowing the election commission to share the data with the DOJ.

A South Carolina judge has granted Gov. Henry McMaster the ability to intervene in a case over the release of voter data.

Circuit Court Judge Daniel Coble issued a decision on Sept. 25 granting the Republican governor the right to intervene in a legal case involving the U.S. Department