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Utah Lt Governor Faces DOJ Legal Threat | Salt Lake City News
Utah’s Lieutenant Governor Deirdre Henderson is locked in a high-stakes legal battle with the Justice Department after receiving a criminal threat letter demanding private voter data — data she insists state law bars her from releasing. The DOJ, citing federal election statutes, accuses Utah of noncompliance and even warns officials could face criminal charges for allowing noncitizens on voter rolls. Henderson, who maintains Utah follows all election laws, sees this as an overreach by federal authorities targeting her for defending state sovereignty and voter privacy — a standoff that’s…
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