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DOJ Seeks Voter Data From 19 States Under Trump Order, Confronts State Resistance

The DOJ is appealing a federal judge’s decision to block key provisions on privacy grounds to facilitate its outreach to every state.

FILE - Voters wait to receive their ballots at a polling place at McDonald Elementary School, Nov. 5, 2024, in Dearborn, Mich. (AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall, File)
FILE - Maine's Secretary of State Shenna Bellows addresses a livestream as election workers scan ballots, Nov. 12, 2024, in Augusta Maine. (AP Photo/David Sharp, File)
Attorney General Pam Bondi, left, listens as President Donald Trump, right, speaks during a cabinet meeting at the White House, Tuesday, July 8, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)
FILE - Voters wait in a long line at a polling place at the Michelle and Barack Obama Sports Complex on Election Day, Nov. 5, 2024, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Chris Pizzello, File)

Overview

  • The DOJ’s Voting Section has sent formal requests to at least 19 states for comprehensive voter registration and election records, citing President Trump’s March executive order on election integrity.
  • In Colorado the department demanded “all records” from the 2024 election plus any retained data from 2020, underscoring the breadth of its inquiries.
  • Department lawyers have approached officials in seven states to negotiate information-sharing agreements aimed at investigating alleged voter fraud and noncitizen voting.
  • Minnesota and Maine secretaries of state refused to hand over voter lists, arguing federal privacy laws bar such broad data sharing, and the DOJ has an active lawsuit against North Carolina for noncompliance with the Help America Vote Act.
  • The National Association of Secretaries of State has asked the department to join a formal meeting to clarify the scope and legal grounds for its nationwide voter data requests.