When David Becker applied for his dream job as a lawyer at the Department of Justice’s Voting Section, he never thought he would actually get it—not because he was a bad lawyer, but because it was among the most sought-after jobs in the country. “It was one of the most in-demand jobs,” Becker, now the head of the Center for Election Innovation and Research, tells WIRED. “I knew there were going to be thousands of people applying.” The Voting Section, which is part of the DOJ’s Civil Rights Division, was established following the landmark Voting Rights Act of 1965. For the next six decades, the lawyers who worked there focused on ensuring that every American had an equal right to vote. This meant enforcing the National Voter Registration Act and the Help America Vote Act, representing the United States in court to prevent discriminatory voting practices.…