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The Department of Justice acknowledged in court Thursday that it plans to share voter registration data it gets from states with the Department of Homeland Security, so that the data can be run through a U.S. citizenship check housed at DHS. The disclosure came during a federal court hearing in Rhode Island. The state is one of more than two dozen that have been sued by the DOJ for rejecting the department’s request for sensitive voter data. Jude Joffee-Block, NPR.
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New Idaho law lets people swap jury duty for poll worker service
By M. Mindy Moretti
electionline.org
America can be a pretty divided country, but if you ask around, people are also pretty united in their dread about getting a jury summons in the mail (snail or email).
But now Idaho residents have an option.
Under a bill approved by the Legislature this month, residents could have the option of opting out of jury duty and instead, serving as a poll worker.
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