Elon Musk’s DOGE members accessed Social Security data to overturn 2024 election results
Court documents reveal Elon Musk's DOGE members accessed Social Security data in an effort to overturn 2024 election results by matching it with voter rolls.
They were hired to cut waste, but they may've compromised your most private data. Two members of Elon Musk’sDepartment of Government Efficiency (DOGE) allegedly accessed and shared Social Security numbers in an attempt to help an advocacy group overturn 2024 election results. According to court documents first reported by Politico, these individuals used their positions within the government to facilitate a political agenda under the guise of finding voter fraud.
The Voter Data Agreement and Election Interference
The revelation stems from a series of legal corrections by Social Security Administration (SSA) officials. In March 2025, an unnamed political advocacy group contacted the DOGE team members with a request to analyze state voter rolls. Elizabeth Shapiro, a Justice Department official, noted that the group's stated goal was to find evidence of fraud to challenge election outcomes in specific states.
One of the DOGE members reportedly signed a 'Voter Data Agreement' and sent it to the advocacy group. This allowed them to access private information—including medical records and tax information—that a court had previously ruled off-limits. Most alarmingly, the data was reportedly moved to unapproved third-party servers.
Hatch Act Violations and Cloud Security Risks
The SSA has referred the two employees for potential Hatch Act violations, which prohibit federal workers from using their official status for political activities. Furthermore, a whistleblower alleged that the DOGE team uploaded hundreds of millions of Social Security records to a vulnerable cloud server. It's still unclear if the data was successfully matched or used, but the intent to leverage federal data for partisan goals is now a central part of a brewing legal firestorm.
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