US EditionJustice Department expands legal action against states that have refused its demands for voter data
The DOJ has sued six states for refusing to provide unredacted voter registration data needed to verify compliance with federal laws, expanding litigation to 14 states so far.
- On Dec. 2, the U.S. Department of Justice sued six states—Delaware, Maryland, New Mexico, Rhode Island, Vermont and Washington—to compel voter registration files.
- The DOJ's nationwide data push began with written demands in September when Assistant Attorney General Harmeet K. Dhillon requested full Washington voter records, part of a national effort targeting at least 40 states and aligning with President Trump’s rejected fraud claims.
- The complaints demand unredacted statewide voter files, including names, addresses, birth dates, driver’s license numbers, and Social Security last four digits, with production within five days.
- Washington Secretary of State Steve Hobbs refused, citing privacy laws, while Rhode Island Secretary of State Amore said he has 21 days to respond after removing over 100,000 voters since 2023.
- Earlier lawsuits remain stalled; the confrontation now spans fourteen states and over a third of the U.S. population, and Attorney General Pamela Bondi said the DOJ will continue filing proactive election-integrity litigation.
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Washington Examiner
Conservative AngleDOJ sues six Democratic states over refusal to provide voter registration data
The Justice Department sued six states on Tuesday, Delaware, Maryland, New Mexico, Rhode Island, Vermont, and Washington, after they refused to turn in their voter registration rolls. The complaints were filed in federal courts by the DOJ’s Civil Rights Division, which argued that the states violated federal laws, such as the National Voter Registration Act and the Help America Vote Act, which require states to have proper and effective voter r…
'Open Defiance': DOJ Hits Six States With Lawsuits Over Refusal To Hand Over Voter Rolls
The Justice Department opened a new legal front on election integrity Tuesday, filing federal lawsuits against six states accused of withholding statewide voter registration lists. The legal action targets Delaware, Maryland, New Mexico, Rhode Island, Vermont, and Washington. Federal prosecutors allege that these states failed to produce their voter rolls upon request, a move the […] ‘Open Defiance’: DOJ Hits Six States With Lawsuits Over Refusa…
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