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DOJ Sues Four States and Fulton County for Voter Records, Bringing Total to 18

The Justice Department broadened a fast-moving push to compel unredacted voter rolls under federal election laws.

'I'm a Georgia Voter' stickers on a table at a polling location in Atlanta, Georgia, on November 3, 2020.
Assistant Attorney General for Civil Rights Harmeet Dhillon arrives for a news conference at the Justice Department on Sept. 29, 2025, in Washington, D.C.
UNITED STATES - DECEMBER 4: Attorney General Pam Bondi conducts a news conference at the Department of Justice on Thursday, December 4, 2025, announcing the arrest of Brian Cole Jr., who allegedly placed pipe bombs near the Republican and Democratic National Committee officer on January 6, 2021. ATF Special Agent in Charge Anthony Spotswood, left, and Darren B. Cox, deputy assistant director of the FBI Criminal Investigative Division, also appear. (Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call via AP Images)
Voters cast their election ballots at a Fulton County polling station in Atlanta, Georgia, U.S. October 13, 2020. REUTERS/Elijah Nouvelage/ File Photo

Overview

  • New complaints target Colorado, Hawaii, Massachusetts and Nevada for statewide voter registration lists, with a separate suit seeking Fulton County, Georgia’s 2020 ballots, stubs and signature-envelope files.
  • The department cites the National Voter Registration Act, Help America Vote Act and Civil Rights Act of 1960 to demand inspection of complete voter rolls and requests expedited court orders requiring quick production.
  • Records sought include full names, dates of birth, residential addresses, and either driver’s license numbers or the last four digits of Social Security numbers, which states say their privacy laws prohibit disclosing.
  • State officials question how the data would be used or shared, referencing inquiries about possible transfer to Homeland Security or HSI, while DOJ points to voter‑roll accuracy and vote‑dilution concerns.
  • The Civil Rights Division has sent requests to at least two dozen states this year and now has 18 active state lawsuits, as some officials including Colorado’s Jena Griswold and Massachusetts’ William Galvin vow to fight the demands.