States Refuse Federal Voter Data

A red state (Idaho) is invoking a decades‑old statutory exemption and data‑privacy concerns to refuse a federal Department of Justice request for voter rolls. The article ties the refusal to Idaho’s 1990s policy choice to adopt same‑day registration as a way to avoid the federal 'motor voter' law, showing a long‑running legal and cultural basis for resisting federal election data demands. — If other states follow, it could reshape how the federal government accesses election data, complicate federal enforcement or oversight, and heighten debates about voter privacy vs. election integrity.