US Edition'Go Jump in the Gulf of Maine.' Maine Secretary of State Rejects DOJ Request for Voter Records
MAINE, JUL 29 – Maine Secretary of State Shenna Bellows declined a nationwide Justice Department request for voter files, citing confidence in the state’s secure elections and high voter turnout.
- The Secretary of State of Maine declined a July 24 request from the Department of Justice for access to the state’s complete list of registered voters.
- The DOJ sought these records to verify voter eligibility and removal procedures, prompting Bellows and other states to refuse this unprecedented demand.
- Bellows stated the federal government oversteps its constitutional bounds since states hold election authority, and she questioned the DOJ's motives.
- Bellows declared, "Go jump in the Gulf of Maine," rejecting the request while affirming voter privacy and election integrity in Maine.
- Bellows intends to send an official letter declining the DOJ’s request and has involved the state attorney general’s office in preparing the state's formal response, demonstrating a wider pushback against federal demands for voter information.
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Maine's top elections official tells DOJ to 'jump in the Gulf of Maine' over voter data request
Secretary of State Shenna Bellows has joined her elections counterparts from multiple other states who say they don't plan to comply with the Department of Justice requests for personal data on voters.
Shenna Bellows Refuses to Share State Voter Rolls with Feds and Tells the DOJ: "Go Jump in the Gulf of Maine"
Maine Secretary of State Shenna Bellows has refused a request from the Trump Administration to turn over the state’s voter rolls, telling the Department of Justice (DOJ) to “go jump in the Gulf of Maine.” Earlier this month, this DOJ began asking states to turn over voter registration information, and Maine was among the states [...] The post Shenna Bellows Refuses to Share State Voter Rolls with Feds and Tells the DOJ: “Go Jump in the Gulf of M…
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Maine Secretary of State Shenna Bellows (D) issued a bold rebuttal Tuesday to the demand from President Donald Trump's administration for access to Maine’s voter data and election systems records. The Civil Rights Division at the Department of Justice (DOJ) — led by Trump loyalist Harmeet Dhillon — requested extensive voter information and registration procedures.Democracy Docket reported that at a Tuesday afternoon press briefing in Augusta, Be…
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