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The Justice Department is pressing states for nonpublic voter-registration data to help clean the rolls, but several Republican-led offices push back on privacy and sovereignty grounds, with some providing data but resisting a stringent 45-day removal deadline; concerns about the data's use and the federal government's role in elections persist amid lawsuits targeting Democratic officials.
The NAACP asked a judge to issue protections to prevent misuse or disclosure of voter information seized by the FBI from Fulton County’s election facilities in Georgia, arguing that sensitive data must be safeguarded during ongoing investigations.
Trump’s push to have the federal government oversee elections has alarmed state election officials who run voting nationwide, highlighting a frayed federal‑state partnership as DOJ/FBI actions, data requests, and executive-order proposals raise concerns about federal overreach and the future of election administration, with some Republicans backing the administration and others defending state control.
Attorney General Pam Bondi pressed Minnesota to hand over full voter registration rolls to the DOJ as part of a broader federal effort to scrape and scrub voter rolls amid tensions over immigration enforcement. The move has provoked privacy concerns, political backlash, and legal challenges, with courts doubting the DOJ’s legal basis and several states resisting disclosure; the dispute also ties to an expanded SAVE program intended to flag potential noncitizens, raising fears of eligible voters being purge‑purged or wrongly targeted.
Federal court filings reveal that DOGE staff engaged with a political advocacy group on a 'Voter Data Agreement' to analyze voter rolls, with at least one DOGE employee signing the pact; the arrangement bypassed internal safeguards and used unapproved third‑party servers, raising privacy and legal concerns. The filing does not name the group, but True the Vote had publicly pressed DOGE to review voter rolls earlier. SSA says it has not proven that its data were shared, but the episode triggers a Hatch Act review amid ongoing litigation over DOGE’s access to SSA systems.
The Department of Justice has filed lawsuits against Georgia, Illinois, Wisconsin, and Washington, D.C., demanding access to unredacted voter registration records, expanding its campaign to 22 states, amid controversy over privacy and election integrity concerns.
The Justice Department has sued six additional states to obtain detailed voter registration data, raising concerns about privacy and the use of election information, as part of its broader effort to ensure election security amid ongoing political tensions.
The U.S. Justice Department has filed lawsuits against California, New York, Michigan, Minnesota, New Hampshire, and Pennsylvania for not providing voter registration lists, citing legal obligations to ensure accurate and secure voter records, amid privacy concerns and ongoing investigations into voter list maintenance.
The DOJ has sued six states to obtain private voter data, including voting rolls with personal information, amid resistance from state officials citing privacy concerns and opposition to federal interference in elections. The lawsuits follow similar actions in Maine and Oregon, with officials criticizing the move as partisan and unprecedented, and pledging to defend their data.
The Justice Department sued six states, including Pennsylvania, to access private voter data as part of an effort to support claims of voter fraud, raising concerns among election officials about data security and political misuse amid broader attempts by the Trump administration to influence election processes.
The Justice Department is suing Maine and Oregon to access their voter registration lists, including sensitive personal information, citing concerns over compliance with federal election laws. The states have refused, citing data security concerns and constitutional authority over elections, leading to legal escalation. The DOJ aims to ensure proper voter list maintenance, amid broader debates over election integrity and data privacy.
The Justice Department is collecting extensive voter roll data from over 30 states to support claims of voter fraud and establish a national voter database, raising concerns about legality, privacy, and potential misuse to influence or discredit election results.
The Trump administration, through the DOJ, is requesting detailed voter registration data, including sensitive personal information, from multiple states, sparking legal and privacy concerns as states resist sharing this data, citing privacy and authority issues amid broader efforts to influence and oversee elections.
The U.S. Department of Justice is requesting voter registration lists and election data from at least 19 states, raising concerns about privacy and state authority, as part of an effort to enforce federal election laws and investigate election integrity amid broader political tensions.
The article reports on efforts by Trump and his allies to influence and potentially interfere with US elections, including outreach to election officials, attempts to access voting equipment, and federal actions aimed at changing election rules, raising concerns about election integrity and security ahead of the 2024 midterms.