The Department of Justice’s request for access to South Carolina’s entire voter registration database, including driver’s license numbers, Social Security numbers, names, birthdates, and even home addresses, is an unacceptable, unprovoked invasion of privacy and a dangerous example of federal overreach.
South Carolinians deserve to know that their personal information will be protected, not handed over in bulk to the folks in Washington at Trump’s Justice Department. We strongly urge Governor McMaster and Attorney General Alan Wilson to immediately and unequivocally reject this request and to stand up for the privacy and security of the more than 3.3 million voters in our state. Protecting our elections shouldn’t come at the expense of protecting our people.
How would South Carolinians feel if Trump’s Department of Justice asked for a list of all gun owners to ensure their age and legality?
The right to vote is sacred, and so is the right to privacy. We will not stand by while the federal government tries to turn our voter rolls into a surveillance tool.
