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politics1 day ago•3 min saved

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

politics17 days ago•2 min saved

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

politics27 days ago•4 min saved

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

politics1 month ago•6 min saved

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

politics2 months ago•10 min saved

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

politics2 months ago•7 min saved

States push back as DOJ seeks voter-roll access amid immigration crackdown

Democratic state election officials are rebuffing the Justice Department’s push for access to state voter rolls, warning the move could enable immigration enforcement in elections and signaling a broad federal-state clash while some states comply and others sue.

via Politico|

#doj #elections-administration #immigration-enforcement

politics2 months ago•3 min saved

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

politics2 months ago•4 min saved

Bondi seeks Minnesota voter rolls and welfare data to back immigration crackdown

Attorney General Pam Bondi urged Minnesota to share state voter rolls and public-assistance data with the federal government to aid immigration enforcement and end sanctuary policies, a request Minnesota officials called unlawful and coercive as tensions rise in Minneapolis over a federal crackdown.

via CBS News|

#immigration-enforcement #minnesota #pam-bondi

politics2 months ago•35 min saved

DOJ corrections flag possible misuse of SSA data by DOGE team over voter rolls

DOJ court filings reveal corrections suggesting two DOGE team members at the Social Security Administration had broader access to SSA data than acknowledged and may have helped an advocacy group match voter rolls for overturning election results; the filings also show data shared via the unapproved third‑party server Cloudflare, and Steve Davis was copied on a March 3, 2025 email that included a password‑protected file with private SSA data for about 1,000 people. SSA says the DOGE work was intended to detect fraud and modernize systems, but the disclosures raise Hatch Act concerns and questions about data handling; White House and SSA declined comment.

via Yahoo|

#cloudflare #doge-team #hatch-act

politics2 months ago•7 min saved

Court Rules DOJ Overreach in California Voter-Roll Request

A federal judge dismissed the DOJ’s lawsuit seeking California’s voter rolls, calling the demand unprecedented, illegal and a threat to democracy, and warned that centralizing such data could chill voter registration and turnout. The ruling sides with California officials who argued the data request overstepped federal authority and improperly used civil rights laws to amass millions of voter records. The decision halts the DOJ’s bid tied to broader federal efforts to scrub and review voter rolls ahead of elections.

via Los Angeles Times|

#california #civil-rights-act #justice-department

politics3 months ago•11 min saved

Trump’s DOJ proposes secret deal to remove flagged voters

The DOJ has proposed a confidential agreement to over a dozen states, mainly Republican-led, to remove ineligible voters based on federal review, raising concerns about federal overreach, privacy, and the potential creation of a national voter database, with some states rejecting the proposal.

via Stateline|

#election-security #federal-review #politics

politics4 months ago•2 min saved

DOJ Expands Legal Action Against States Over Voter Data Access

The DOJ has filed lawsuits against six additional Democratic-led states to obtain unredacted voter data, citing the Civil Rights Act of 1960, raising concerns about privacy and state control over election data amid ongoing legal battles.

via Democracy Docket|

#doj #elections #lawsuits

politics6 months ago•4 min saved

Justice Department Sues Multiple States Over Voter Data Access

The U.S. Justice Department sued California and other states for refusing to share voter rolls, claiming it hinders federal efforts to ensure election integrity, while California officials argue the lawsuit is an overreach and threatens voter privacy.

via Los Angeles Times|

#california #elections #federal-law

government6 months ago•1 min saved

Justice Department Sues Multiple States Over Voter Data Access

The Justice Department has filed federal lawsuits against six states—California, Michigan, Minnesota, New York, New Hampshire, and Pennsylvania—for failing to produce their voter registration lists, emphasizing the importance of accurate and accessible voter rolls for fair elections.

via Department of Justice (.gov)|

#elections #federal-lawsuits #government

politics8 months ago•6 min saved

DOJ Requests Voting Data and Machines from Multiple States

The U.S. Department of Justice has been contacting multiple states, including swing, blue, and red states, demanding access to sensitive election and voter registration data as part of an effort to scrutinize voting laws and combat alleged illegal voting, raising concerns among voting rights advocates about the scope and purpose of these data requests.

via Democracy Docket|

#doj #election-records #politics