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Courts curb DOJ access to unredacted voter rolls in Maine and Wisconsin
politics4 days ago

Courts curb DOJ access to unredacted voter rolls in Maine and Wisconsin

Federal judges in Maine and Wisconsin blocked the DOJ from demanding unredacted state voter registration lists, ruling that Title III of the Civil Rights Act does not authorize line-by-line audits under the NVRA and HAVA. The decisions reflect federalism concerns and limit the government’s use of civil rights provisions to compel broad data access, contributing to the DOJ’s 0-8 record across 31 lawsuits against states and DC.

via Democracy Docket|
#doj#hava#nvra
Courts block DOJ bid for Maine and Wisconsin voter rolls
politics5 days ago

Courts block DOJ bid for Maine and Wisconsin voter rolls

Federal judges in Maine and Wisconsin rejected the DOJ’s attempts to obtain unredacted voter registration lists, marking the seventh and eighth losses in a wave of cases against more than two dozen states; rulings say the Civil Rights Act does not authorize blanket production of statewide lists under HAVA/NVRA, underscoring federalism limits in election administration, while the DOJ continues lawsuits in about 30 jurisdictions.

via CBS News|
#federal-voting-laws#justice-department#maine
politics1 month ago

DOJ escalates pursuit of past elections as Trump-era probes intensify

The Justice Department is stepping up its effort to relitigate past elections, including demanding 2024 Michigan county records and promising arrests related to the 2020 vote, as Michigan officials push back against what they call weaponization of the DOJ; amid this, Trump aides discuss potential successors to Attorney General Bondi and broader election-related investigations continue to unfold.

via Politico|
#doj#elections#michigan
Rhode Island Judge Rejects DOJ Bid for Unredacted Voter Rolls
politics1 month ago

Rhode Island Judge Rejects DOJ Bid for Unredacted Voter Rolls

A federal judge dismissed the DOJ's bid to force Rhode Island to provide unredacted voter-registration records under the Civil Rights Act, marking the DOJ's fifth defeat in voter-roll cases and leaving 25 cases still pending. The court said the demand lacked a legally sufficient purpose under the CRA and did not show NVRA/HAVA violations, signaling that the DOJ may pursue updated demands or appeals in other states.

via Democracy Docket|
#civil-rights-act#doj#nvra
NC GOP-led Board Expands Voter Vetting with DHS Data
politics1 month ago

NC GOP-led Board Expands Voter Vetting with DHS Data

North Carolina's Republican-majority State Board of Elections approved rules to compare voter registrations with the DHS SAVE database to flag possible noncitizens, in a 3–2 vote that critics say could wrongly purge eligible voters; the move is part of a broader GOP push for data-driven verification, following other actions like mismatched IDs, a Registration Repair Project, and expanded data requests from the DMV.

via Democracy Docket|
#dhs#north-carolina#politics
Massachusetts Voter Data Demand Rejected as DOJ Faces Fourth Court Loss
politics1 month ago

Massachusetts Voter Data Demand Rejected as DOJ Faces Fourth Court Loss

A federal judge dismissed the DOJ’s lawsuit seeking Massachusetts’ unredacted voter registration records, marking the agency’s fourth defeat in 30 active voter-roll cases. The court found the DOJ failed to provide a required basis and purpose under Title III of the Civil Rights Act, rendering the demand facially inadequate. Similar challenges in California and Oregon have also failed, and a Georgia case was dismissed for improper venue with the DOJ refiled, illustrating mounting legal obstacles to the administration’s broad data-access push on voter rolls.

via Democracy Docket|
#civil-rights-act#doj#massachusetts
Oklahoma to hand over full, unredacted voter rolls to DOJ under settlement
politics2 months ago

Oklahoma to hand over full, unredacted voter rolls to DOJ under settlement

Oklahoma has agreed to provide the DOJ with a complete, unredacted copy of its statewide voter registration database, including names, birth dates, addresses, driver’s license numbers, and the last four digits of Social Security numbers, after previously resisting sharing sensitive data; the settlement ends a lawsuit and allows future data requests, reflecting the DOJ’s broader push to obtain unredacted voter rolls despite legal and privacy concerns.

via Democracy Docket|
#department-of-justice#election-integrity#oklahoma
MAGA Push Meets Senate Resistance as DOJ Tightens Voting Rules
politics2 months ago

MAGA Push Meets Senate Resistance as DOJ Tightens Voting Rules

Democracy Docket recaps Trump’s push for the restrictive SAVE America Act and the Senate’s uphill path, Florida’s rush to a state-copy of the law, and DOJ efforts to tighten overseas/military voting rules and expand access to voter rolls, all set against ongoing probes into Arizona’s 2020 election and related attempts to access state voter data; plus a DOJ-Oklahoma email typo that underscored concerns about data-management competence.

via Democracy Docket|
#arizona-investigations#doj#politics
politics2 months ago

DOJ widens bid for unredacted voter rolls with five new lawsuits

The Department of Justice filed five new lawsuits against Utah, Oklahoma, Kentucky, West Virginia, and New Jersey to obtain unredacted voter-roll data, including private identifiers, as part of a broader federal effort to access state election records. The suits—bringing the total to over two dozen—face state pushback over privacy and constitutional authority, amid a tense national debate on federal involvement in elections.

via Politico|
#civil-rights-act#doj#election-data
politics3 months ago

Election Officials Brace for Potential Trump Interference in 2026 Midterms

Top election officials from both parties warn that President Trump is ramping up efforts to interfere in state election administration ahead of the 2026 midterms, citing DOJ requests for voter-roll data and an FBI raid on Fulton County's elections office; as officials gathered at a conference, concerns about federal overreach persisted even as many plan contingency steps to safeguard election integrity.

via Politico|
#doj#elections#fbi
Oregon Judge Dismisses DOJ Bid for Unredacted Voter Rolls
politics3 months ago

Oregon Judge Dismisses DOJ Bid for Unredacted Voter Rolls

A federal judge in Oregon dismissed the Justice Department's bid to obtain unredacted voter registration lists for about 3.8 million voters, saying the DOJ failed to meet the legal standard. Oregon argued privacy and First Amendment protections bar such disclosures. The ruling is part of a broader DOJ effort to access state voter rolls that has faced setbacks in other states, though DOJ documents show coordination with the DHS on data use for investigations.

via CBS News|
#doj#elections#oregon