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California voter-file provenance

Open provenance question concerning a California voter file that HSI says it received from an unnamed DHS senior counselor on March 19, 2026; the public filing does not identify the official or original purchaser.

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Open provenance question concerning a California voter file that HSI says it received from an unnamed DHS senior counselor on March 19, 2026; the public filing does not identify the official or original purchaser.

Why this entry is in the archive

This is intentionally an unresolved node. Reporting notes evidence that could point toward Heather Honey, but the title timing and multiple possible senior counselors mean the archive does not draw a Honey-to-California-file relationship.

What is documented

An October 2026 HSI declaration says an unnamed DHS senior counselor supplied what appeared to be California’s voter list.

The attached delivery document indicates the file originated as an approved California voter-file request but redacts identifying information needed to determine the purchaser or recipient.

Heather Honey question

Honey is a plausible candidate because of her election-integrity role and later senior-counselor title, but the filing does not name her and the title timing is imperfect.

The archive therefore treats Honey-to-file as circumstantial rather than established.

Evidence limits

The site does not identify EagleAI, IV3, EIN, Data Trust, i360 or another private vendor as the source without a filing, declaration or reliable disclosure that does so.

Timeline

  1. Federal voter-data effort expands — and provenance questions remain

    HSI records attribute 48.4 million records to Heather Honey's independent sources. Separately, an Oct. 26 declaration says an unnamed DHS senior counselor provided a California voter list. Because the filing does not identify that official, the archive leaves the California-file source unresolved.

    Heather Honey · HSI voter-data collection effort

  2. Federal voter-data collection becomes a major open question

    HSI records document large voter-data intakes, including 48.4 million records attributed to Heather Honey's independent sources, while the original sources remain publicly unidentified.

    Heather Honey · U.S. Department of Homeland Security · HSI voter-data collection effort

  3. California-file provenance remains unresolved

    An Oct. 26 declaration says HSI received what appeared to be California's voter list from an unnamed DHS senior counselor on March 19; the attached California delivery document has the recipient/purchaser identifying information redacted.

    HSI voter-data collection effort · U.S. Department of Homeland Security

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Source records

  1. Democracy Docket — Oct. 26 declaration and unresolved provenance
  2. Democracy Docket — California voter-file provenance
  3. McLoughlin declaration