What Happens If Voter Data Gets It Wrong?
Emily Rodriguez of Protect Democracy explains the federal push around voter citizenship checks, ICE/HSI involvement, and what eligible voters should know.
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I spoke with Emily Rodriguez, Strategic Communications Lead for Free and Fair Elections at Protect Democracy, about a question that could have very real consequences:
What happens if an eligible voter is flagged by mistake?
In this ONEST Voices conversation, Emily breaks down the federal push around voter citizenship checks, voter rolls, the role of ICE/HSI in voter-fraud investigations, and the legal fight surrounding these efforts.
Emily explains what the federal government is trying to do, where state and federal authority intersect, why the accuracy of the underlying data matters, and what voters should be paying attention to ahead of the midterms.
We decided to make the full 12-minute interview publicly available because this is information people should be able to hear directly.
Watch the full conversation below.
Prefer reading? Download the transcript below.
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Olga Nesterova is a journalist and founder of ONEST Network, a reader-supported platform covering U.S. and global affairs. A former White House correspondent and UN diplomat, she focuses on international security and geopolitical strategy.
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