Democratic States Hypocritically Share Voter Data with Left-Wing Groups While Opposing Federal Election Security
Source: Breccan F. Thies. "Dem States Keep Voter Rolls From DHS While Giving Them To Leftist Orgs." March 31, 2026. thefederalist.com
The Gist
The author argues that Democratic politicians are being two-faced about voter privacy. They say it's wrong to share voter information with the federal government to check for illegal voting, but they're already sharing the exact same information with liberal political groups.
Conclusion
Democratic states are being hypocritical by opposing the SAVE America Act's requirement to share voter rolls with DHS for citizenship verification while already sharing the same data with left-wing organizations like ERIC
Premises
- Democratic senators like Jack Reed oppose the SAVE America Act claiming it violates privacy by requiring states to share voter rolls with DHS
- These same Democratic states already share identical voter information (names, addresses, birthdates, driver's license numbers, biometric data) with left-wing organizations like ERIC and CEIR
- ERIC membership requires states to send voter registration mailers to noncitizens, as evidenced by Colorado sending 30,000 such mailers
- Thousands of noncitizens are currently registered to vote (Virginia had 6,300, Alabama had 3,251), demonstrating the problem is significant
- Democratic-controlled states lack adequate safeguards to prevent noncitizen registration, relying only on self-attestation rather than proof of citizenship
- The barriers to obtaining citizenship documentation that Democrats cite are minimal and easily overcome, and the SAVE Act provides free alternatives
Assumptions
- Sharing voter data with federal agencies for citizenship verification is equivalent to sharing with private organizations
- ERIC and CEIR are inherently partisan left-wing organizations rather than nonpartisan election administration tools
- The primary motivation for Democratic opposition is partisan advantage rather than genuine privacy concerns
- Noncitizen voting represents a significant threat to election integrity that justifies additional verification measures