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RandySF

(82,137 posts)
Tue Jan 20, 2026, 04:40 PM Jan 20

DOGE worked with political group to probe voter rolls, Trump admin admits

Federal officials acknowledged that Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) employees coordinated with a political advocacy group on a “voter data agreement” aimed at analyzing voter rolls in an effort to challenge election outcomes.

In a court filing Friday, the Social Security Administration (SSA) revealed that DOGE staffers engaged in unauthorized communications and data planning tied directly to election denial efforts, crossing legal and ethical lines meant to protect voter’s personal information.

Although SSA said it has not yet found proof that its data was actually shared with the group, it did admit the agreement bypassed internal safeguards designed to prevent exactly this kind of misuse of government data.

The court filing does not name the political advocacy group involved. But in early March 2025, the election denier group True the Vote publicly appealed to DOGE to investigate voter registration systems nationwide, urging the agency to combine its access to federal records with outside voter roll data to identify alleged irregularities.



https://www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/doge-worked-with-political-group-to-probe-voter-rolls-trump-admin-admits/

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DOGE worked with political group to probe voter rolls, Trump admin admits (Original Post) RandySF Jan 20 OP
I hate these gawdawful criminals UpInArms Jan 20 #1
The worst of all of them is Elon Musk, by a long shot. Initech Jan 20 #4
Breaking more laws pfitz59 Jan 20 #2
While screaming "no one is above the law". Initech Jan 20 #3
DOGE Hoovered everything!!!!! Maybe not Pentagon only a feeling I have. IA8IT Jan 20 #5
K&R UTUSN Jan 20 #6
I wonder - to what extent has our data been compromised and our privacy violated. yellow dahlia Jan 20 #7

Initech

(107,960 posts)
4. The worst of all of them is Elon Musk, by a long shot.
Tue Jan 20, 2026, 04:52 PM
Jan 20

And yeah every single one of these monsters is complicit.

yellow dahlia

(5,202 posts)
7. I wonder - to what extent has our data been compromised and our privacy violated.
Tue Jan 20, 2026, 05:12 PM
Jan 20

The Privacy Act of 1974 has been trampled on.

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