A federal judge has determined that a voter data verification system used by the Trump administration is unlawful, delivering a significant legal blow to the effort.
The tool in question is a revamped version of the SAVE system, which the administration had been using to run checks on voter information. According to reports, the data of tens of millions of voters had already been processed through the system before the ruling came down.
The judge found that the use of the system in this manner does not comply with the law, though the full details of the ruling were not elaborated upon in initial reports.
The decision adds to ongoing legal battles surrounding the Trump administration’s efforts to verify voter eligibility using federal data systems.
