A community and political activist is warning that alleged federal efforts to obtain sensitive state voter data—while tying cooperation to immigration enforcement—could trigger serious constitutional challenges and intensify disputes over states’ control of elections.
In a widely shared video post, including by activist Karress Marie, the unnamed woman claimed that requests attributed to Attorney General Pam Bondi sought access to Minnesota’s voter rolls, driver’s license records, and Social Security numbers, with a purported connection to U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE).
The articulate woman argued that Bondi’s request implicates multiple constitutional provisions, including the First, Fourth, Tenth, and Fourteenth Amendments. She characterized the alleged requests as coercive and suggested they could infringe on voter privacy, due process, and state sovereignty. She further alleged that the strategy reflects a broader effort to test the limits of federal authority over elections—traditionally administered by the states under the Constitution.
According to woman’s analysis, the U.S. Department of Justice could be positioning itself to argue that states are obstructing transparency or election integrity, thereby laying the groundwork for federal intervention. She also claimed that immigration enforcement is being used as leverage, asserting that cooperation on voter data could be linked to ICE activity—an approach that, if proven, would raise novel and consequential legal questions.
Legal scholars note that election administration is primarily governed by state law, subject to federal oversight through statutes such as the Voting Rights Act and constitutional protections. Any federal attempt to compel disclosure of voter data or to condition immigration enforcement on election-related cooperation would likely face scrutiny under anti-commandeering principles rooted in the Tenth Amendment, as well as privacy and equal protection doctrines.
At this stage, the woman’s claims remain unverified. No public records confirming such requests have been produced, and no response has been issued by Bondi or federal officials addressing the allegations. Nonetheless, civil rights advocates say the episode highlights growing concern over the intersection of election administration, data privacy, and immigration policy, an area increasingly likely to be litigated as states and the federal government clash over authority.
