A U.S. court says the government cannot force Michigan to give private voter information.

美國法院表示，政府不能強迫密西根州提供私人選民資訊。

The Justice Department wanted private data. They wanted birth dates and ID numbers from voters. The government said they needed this to check voting laws.

司法部想要私人數據。他們想要選民的出生日期和身分證號碼。政府表示他們需要這些資料來檢查投票法規。

Michigan and 30 other states said no. They said the government does not have the power to take this data. They think the government wants a big national list of voters.

密西根州與其他 30 個州表示拒絕。他們認為政府沒有權力獲取這些數據。他們認為政府想要建立一份龐大的全國選民名單。

The court agreed with Michigan. The court said the law does not let the government take private data. Nine other courts said the same thing in different states.

法院同意密西根州的看法。法院表示法律不允許政府獲取私人數據。另外九個法院在不同州也做出了同樣的裁決。

Some other states like Texas and Ohio did give the data. Also, a court in Massachusetts stopped other government rules about voting and citizenship.

其他一些州如德州和俄亥俄州則提供了數據。此外，馬薩諸塞州的一家法院也停止了其他關於投票與公民身份的政府規定。

Most courts stop the government from taking voter data, but a few states still help the government.

大多數法院阻止政府獲取選民數據，但仍有少數州在協助政府。

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the 6th Circuit has confirmed that the Department of Justice does not have the legal power to force the state of Michigan to share sensitive voter registration information.

美國第六巡迴上訴法院已確認，司法部沒有法律權力強迫密西根州分享敏感的選民登記資訊。

The legal battle began when the Justice Department demanded full voter lists, including birth dates, driver's license numbers, and partial Social Security numbers, from several states and the District of Columbia. The federal government asserted that this data was necessary to ensure states were following the National Voter Registration Act and the Help America Vote Act, claiming there were errors in the registration process. However, Michigan's Secretary of State and officials from thirty other regions argued that the government was overstepping its legal authority. They suggested that the administration wanted to create a national voter database or share information with the Department of Homeland Security to find non-citizen voters.

這場法律戰始於司法部要求數個州及哥倫比亞特區提供完整的選民名單，包括出生日期、駕駛執照號碼及部分社會安全號碼。聯邦政府聲稱這些數據對於確保各州遵守《國家選民登記法》及《幫助美國投票法》至關重要，並指稱登記過程中存在錯誤。然而，密西根州州務卿及其他三十個地區的官員則認為政府逾越了其法律權限。他們認為政府是想建立一個全國性的選民資料庫，或與國土安全部分享資訊以找出非公民選民。

In a 2-1 decision, the court supported a previous ruling, stating that the federal civil rights law used by the government does not allow for the collection of private voter data. The judges noted that while the law was created to help people exercise their right to vote, the government was trying to use it for the opposite purpose: identifying people who had not voted. This decision follows nine other district courts in states like California and Massachusetts that dismissed similar cases. Despite these losses, thirteen states, including Texas and Ohio, have already agreed to provide the requested documents.

法院在 2 比 1 的裁決中支持了先前的判決，指出政府所採用的聯邦民權法並不允許收集私人選民數據。法官指出，雖然該法旨在幫助人們行使投票權，但政府卻試圖將其用於相反的目的：識別未投票的人。此次裁決繼加州及馬薩諸塞州等州的九個地區法院駁回類似案件之後。儘管如此，包括德州及俄亥俄州在內的 13 個州已同意提供所要求的文件。

At the same time, other efforts by the administration to change election rules have faced legal problems. For example, a federal court in Massachusetts recently blocked executive orders that would have required voters to provide documentary proof of citizenship and placed new conditions on federal funding for processing mail-in ballots after Election Day.

與此同時，政府嘗試更改選舉規則的其他努力也面臨法律問題。例如，馬薩諸塞州的一家聯邦法院最近攔截了部分行政命令，這些命令原要求選民提供公民身份證明文件，並對選舉日後處理郵寄選票的聯邦資金設定了新條件。

The federal government's attempts to collect sensitive voter data are still being blocked by the courts, although a small number of states continue to cooperate.

聯邦政府嘗試收集敏感選民數據的行為仍被法院攔截，儘管少數州份仍繼續配合。

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the 6th Circuit has affirmed that the Department of Justice lacks the legal authority to compel the disclosure of sensitive voter registration information from the state of Michigan.

美國第六巡迴上訴法院已確認，司法部缺乏法律權限強迫密西根州披露敏感的選民登記資訊。

The litigation originated from an administrative demand by the Justice Department for unredacted voter rolls—comprising birth dates, driver's license numbers, and partial Social Security numbers—from numerous states and the District of Columbia. The federal government asserted that such data were requisite to verify compliance with the National Voter Registration Act and the Help America Vote Act, citing perceived 'anomalies' in registration processes. Conversely, Michigan Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson and representatives from thirty other jurisdictions contended that the request exceeded statutory authority, suggesting the administration sought to establish a national voter database or facilitate data sharing with the Department of Homeland Security for the identification of non-citizen voters.

此訴訟源於司法部要求多個州及哥倫比亞特區提供未遮蔽的選民名冊，其中包含出生日期、駕照號碼及部分社會安全號碼。聯邦政府主張，由於登記程序中出現所謂的「異常」，這些數據是核實是否遵守《國家選民登記法》與《幫助美國投票法》之必需。相反地，密西根州州務卿 Jocelyn Benson 及其他三十個管轄區的代表則認為，該要求超出了法定權限，暗示行政部門企圖建立全國性選民資料庫，或旨在便利與國土安全部共享數據以識別非公民選民。

In a 2-1 decision, the 6th Circuit upheld a lower court ruling, determining that the federal civil rights law invoked by the government—specifically Title III—does not permit the acquisition of confidential voter data. The majority opinion noted that while the statute was designed to facilitate the exercise of voting rights, the current application sought to utilize it for the inverse purpose of identifying individuals who had not voted. This judicial trajectory is consistent with nine other district courts that have dismissed similar federal suits in states such as California, Massachusetts, and Wisconsin. Notwithstanding these setbacks, thirteen states, including Texas and Ohio, have reportedly complied with or pledged to provide the requested documentation.

第六巡迴法院以 2 比 1 的裁決維持了下級法院的判決，判定政府所援引的聯邦民權法（特別是第三章）並不允許獲取機密選民數據。多數意見指出，雖然該法案旨在促進投票權的行使，但目前的應用卻試圖將其用於相反目的，即識別未投票者。此司法軌跡與其他九個地區法院一致，這些法院已駁回在加州、麻薩諸塞州及威斯康辛州等州提出的類似聯邦訴訟。儘管面臨這些挫折，據報導包括德州與俄亥俄州在內的十三個州已配合或承諾提供所要求的文件。

Parallel to these disputes, the administration's broader electoral restructuring efforts have encountered further judicial impediments. A federal court in Massachusetts recently issued a permanent injunction against executive directives that would have mandated documentary proof of citizenship for voter registration and imposed conditions on federal funding regarding the processing of post-Election Day mail ballots.

與這些爭議平行，行政部門更廣泛的選舉重組努力也遇到了進一步的司法阻礙。麻薩諸塞州的一家聯邦法院最近針對行政指令發出了永久禁制令，該指令原將強制要求選民登記時提供公民身分證明文件，並對處理投票日後郵寄選票的聯邦資金設定條件。

The federal government's efforts to centralize sensitive voter data remain largely obstructed by judicial rulings, though a minority of states continue to cooperate with the administration.

聯邦政府試圖集中敏感選民數據的努力在很大程度上仍受司法裁決阻礙，儘管少數州仍繼續與行政部門合作。