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Justice Department Presses 19 States for Voter Data Under Trump’s Election Integrity Order

States cite federal privacy statutes, constitutional limits in refusing or redacting Justice Department data demands.

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 Department of Justice’s Voting Section has contacted at least 19 states over the past three months seeking voter registration lists and detailed election records.
  • Some states have provided redacted public voter lists or answered procedural questions, while others have refused to comply or are reviewing the requests on legal grounds.
  • The DOJ has sued North Carolina’s election board for alleged Help America Vote Act violations and indicated it will pursue similar enforcement actions nationwide.
  • Requests vary by state, ranging from inquiries about removing duplicate or ineligible voters to sweeping demands for “all records” from the 2024 election and retained 2020 files.
  • The National Association of Secretaries of State has asked for a briefing on DOJ’s authority and data-protection protocols as federal-state tensions grow over voter information sharing.