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The Justice Department has filed 22 lawsuits nationwide seeking voter data to enforce election laws amid concerns about privacy and transparency, officials said.
- On Thursday, the U.S. Department of Justice sued Wisconsin, Illinois, Georgia and the District of Columbia for failing to provide voter information to the Trump administration.
- Assistant Attorney General Harmeet K. Dhillon, Civil Rights Division, said federal law requires states to provide voter data to prevent vote dilution and fulfill obligations under the National Voter Registration Act .
- Illinois' complaint specifies the DOJ wants the full electronic voter list with sensitive voter data fields, while Georgia general counsel Charlene McGowan said state law forbids disclosing full DOBs, SSNs and driver’s license numbers.
- The filings immediately raise the U.S. Department of Justice's enforcement actions to 22 jurisdictions, with Tennessee, Louisiana and Mississippi notifying intent to comply, and Jan. 2 deadlines in some cases.
- The wider effort reveals critics and Democratic officials raising privacy concerns tied to the Trump administration as the Associated Press found DOJ sought data from at least 26 states in recent months, with the Brennan Center reporting requests from 40 states since May.
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US Justice Department sues 3 states, District of Columbia for voter data
The U.S. Justice Department has sued three states and the District of Columbia for not turning over requested voter information to the Trump administration.
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