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DHS posts a notice seeking a contractor to acquire public voter registration and voter history files for up to $5 million
The September 2, 2026 procurement notice followed a draft notice the previous week; The Independent reported the contractor would collect files from all 50 states.
What happened
On September 2, 2026, the Department of Homeland Security posted a procurement notice for a contract worth up to $5 million for analytics and ongoing fraud detection from public voter data. ABC News reported it. It followed a draft notice the previous week under which DHS did market research for handling and delivery of publicly available voter files.
The notice said the contractor “shall acquire, document and securely deliver” public voter registration files and, when applicable, public voter history files. The files come from “Government-identified U.S. jurisdictions.” They are to support Homeland Security Investigations’ voter fraud cases.
The Independent reported that the contractor would collect files from all 50 states, with ICE sending authorization letters to states restricting commercial access. Procurement notices from DHS on August 31 had forecast a $2 million to $5 million contract.
Who benefited
A contractor would win up to $5 million to acquire voter registration and voter history files for Homeland Security Investigations. HSI would gain the files for its voter fraud cases. The Independent reported that ICE would send authorization letters to states that restrict commercial access.
Who wanted something
Homeland Security Investigations wanted voter registration and voter history files from government-identified jurisdictions for its voter fraud cases. The notice describes analytics and ongoing fraud detection. It follows a draft notice and market research the previous week.
Who lost out
Voters in states that restrict commercial access to their records could see federal authorization letters override that limit. The Independent reported the contractor would collect files from all 50 states. Your taxpayer money, up to $5 million, pays for the collection.
Why it matters
DHS moved from market research to a formal notice in a week, for a database of voter files from as many as 50 states. The notice describes the contractor acquiring, documenting and delivering the files. The Independent’s report that states with commercial-access limits would receive ICE authorization letters is the detail most likely to be tested.
Sources ABC NewsThe Independent