About this episode

The episode discusses the Trump administration's efforts to build a national citizen database and the concerns it raises among election officials.

The Trump administration’s effort to build a national citizen database is running into roadblocks in court and alarming some election officials on both sides of the aisle. But what is this data for? And how could it be used? We hear from one election official about why he’s pushing back, and look at how election integrity concerns are playing out in other parts of the country. For more: Trump is trying to build a massive voter database. Election officials are afraid of what he’ll do with it --- Guests: David Yates, Jefferson County (KY) Clerk & Tierney Sneed, CNN Reporter Host: David Rind Producer: Paola Ortiz Showrunner: Felicia Patinkin Photo: Carlos Osorio/Reuters/File Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

People in this episode

Host: David Rind

Guests: David Yates, Tierney Sneed

Topics covered

• voter data
• election integrity
• Trump administration
• citizen database
• court challenges
• election officials

Keywords

• voter database
• election officials
• Trump
• court challenges
• data privacy
• election integrity
• citizen database

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Organizations: CNN, Trump administration, Jefferson County (KY), CNN Podcasts

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