Florida election officials can’t tell if some voters on their rolls are immigrants without the right to vote, the state said in a lawsuit demanding more data from federal officials.
In some circumstances—the number of cases Florida didn’t disclose—investigators using state and federal databases couldn’t determine if a registered voter should be denied a ballot. Federal immigration officials must help the state by turning over special identifiers for immigrants, if they exist, Attorney General Ashley Moody (R) said in the state’s complaint filed in the US District Court for the Northern District of Florida Wednesday.
“Without further information from DHS, ...
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