The DOJ sued Georgia, Illinois, Wisconsin and Washington, D.C., demanding unfettered access to their voter rolls, which include sensitive personal data like social security numbers and birthdates.

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DOJ sues three more states and DC, expanding campaign of voter data lawsuits to 21

- The Department of Justice sued ([link removed] ) Georgia, Illinois, Wisconsin and Washington, D.C. demanding unfettered access to their voter rolls, which include sensitive personal data like social security numbers and birthdates.

- Local officials and legal experts decried the DOJ’s campaign as an unconstitutional attack on states’ authority to run elections and an illegal attempt ([link removed] ) to create an unprecedented national voter database.

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That awkward moment when…

- In its complaint against D.C., DOJ voting lawyer Brittany Bennett — who was previously involved ([link removed] ) in a lawsuit seeking to ban Dominion voting machines in Georgia — accidentally left annotation comments on the filing.

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Delaware, Hawaii voters push back against DOJ data grab

- Two Delaware voters filed a motion to intervene as defendants in the DOJ’s lawsuit ([link removed] ) seeking the state’s complete voter registration database.

- The NAACP California-Hawaii State Conference filed a motion to intervene as a defendant in the DOJ's lawsuit ([link removed] ) seeking Hawaii's complete statewide voter registration database. (The voters in both lawsuits are represented by ELG, of which Democracy Docket Founder Marc Elias is the chair).

- Learn more about the Delaware case >>>

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So what’s the deal with the DOJ’s voter rolls obsession?

- With the 2026 midterms 11 months away, the DOJ is frantically pressuring and suing states to hand over the private data of millions of Americans. One expert speculates ([link removed] ') this unprecedented push is a "power grab and a fishing expedition...meant to undermine state authority over elections."

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California city won’t give up anti-voting quest

- Huntington Beach, California appealed ([link removed] ) to the California Supreme Court after a state appeals court struck down the city’s strict voter ID requirement for municipal elections.

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