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Justice Department Files Four New Lawsuits Over Unredacted Voter Rolls, Bringing Total to 22

The suits test whether federal law can compel states to disclose sensitive voter data despite state privacy limits.

A voter receives a ballot on April 1, 2025, in the suburban Cook County Consolidated Election at Yates Elementary School in Matteson. (Brian Cassella/Chicago Tribune)
The Justice Department has so far sued 21 states, along with Washington, D.C., that have declined to turn over unredacted voter lists to the federal government.
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Overview

  • The DOJ sued the District of Columbia, Georgia, Illinois and Wisconsin after they declined to provide full statewide voter lists, raising the nationwide tally of such cases to 22.
  • Louisiana, Mississippi and Tennessee told federal officials they will voluntarily provide their complete voter rolls, bringing the number of states in full or pending compliance to 10.
  • Federal requests seek unredacted records including full names, dates of birth, residential addresses, driver’s license numbers and partial Social Security numbers.
  • The department cites authority under the NVRA, HAVA and the Civil Rights Act of 1960, with Assistant Attorney General Harmeet K. Dhillon saying the data is needed to prevent vote dilution by identifying ineligible or duplicate registrants.
  • State officials argue disclosure would violate privacy laws—Wisconsin’s elections commission voted against providing the data and Georgia sent a redacted list—and Illinois was given a Jan. 2 deadline to respond in federal court.