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The Department of Justice (DOJ) has filed a request with the Supreme Court, asking it to allow the federal government to resume expanding a database that states can use to verify voters' citizenship. This action comes ahead of the upcoming midterm elections. The database expansion is a key component of efforts to ensure that only eligible citizens are registered to vote. The DOJ's request seeks to overturn or modify lower court rulings that had previously blocked or limited the expansion. The outcome of this Supreme Court appeal could have significant implications for voter verification processes across multiple states in the lead-up to the midterms.
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The Department of Justice (DOJ) has asked the Supreme Court to allow it to resume expanding a federal database that states can use to verify voters' citizenship status ahead of the midterm elections.
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Trump administration asks Supreme Court to revive voter citizenship database before midterms