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A South Carolina judge has denied a motion to block the release of state voter data to the Department of Justice.
The lawsuit was filed by a resident who argued the release of personal information was a privacy violation.
South Carolina's governor, who intervened in the case, called the ruling a victory for election integrity.
A South Carolina circuit court judge has denied a motion to stop the release of state voter data to the Department of Justice, meaning that data is free to be released to the federal agency.
Circuit Court Judge Daniel Coble issued a decision on Oct. 1, denying plaintiff Anne Crook's move for a temporary injunction to stop the release of her data to the DOJ on the basis of a privacy violation.
The DOJ reached out to the South Carolina Electio