US EditionDOJ Sues Six States to Hand over Their Voter Registration Lists
The Justice Department seeks sensitive voter data to verify election integrity and compliance with federal laws, amid resistance citing state privacy protections.
- On Thursday, the US Department of Justice filed lawsuits against election officials in New Hampshire along with five additional states to secure access to their voter registration databases.
- The legal actions were initiated after the official responsible for overseeing elections in New Hampshire repeatedly refused to provide sensitive voter details, citing state legislation that restricts the sharing of such information.
- The Justice Department seeks detailed information including names, dates of birth, addresses, partial Social Security numbers, and driver's license numbers of active and inactive voters.
- Legal experts note the DOJ basis is an executive order, not congressional law, raising constitutional and privacy concerns, with Scanlan offering limited data instead.
- The lawsuits highlight a federal push for routine voter list maintenance to ensure accurate rolls, but states argue that state laws and privacy rights complicate compliance.
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The Trump administration is suing six Democratic-led states to force them to hand over their voter registration lists, further raising concerns about alleged efforts by the Trump administration to undermine elections.
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The Trump administration’s Justice Department has filed suit against New Hampshire, accusing the state of violating federal law by refusing to turn over its complete voter registration list. Assistant Attorney General Harmeet Dhillon, who leads the Civil Rights Division, said in a statement that “clean and transparent voter rolls” are central to election integrity. “Accurate registration lists help guard against fraud, protect our democracy, and…
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