With a coalition of 26 states, Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul has joined a lawsuit against the federal government to secure over $1 billion in funds previously appropriated by Congress. The funds are intended for national security and disaster relief.
The core complaint of the lawsuit is against the withholding of federal funds on the condition that states share voter rolls, shift back to paper ballot systems, impose voter ID requirements and other election-related policies backed by President Donald Trump’s administration in the Safeguard American Voter Eligibility America, or SAVE, Act.
Meanwhile, at least 26 states across the country already participate in a similar federal SAVE program, sharing voter information with the federal government, with Colorado, North Carolina and Virginia appearing on the suit while also sharing data through the program.
Illinois receives more than $40 million in Homeland Security grant funding each year for state and municipal governments to prevent and prepare for the response to acts of terrorism and other disasters.
Story from Illinois Radio Network
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