Democracy Docket: DOJ Sues Six States, Escalating Campaign to Seize Private Voter Data

Matt Cohen wrote for Democracy Docket about efforts by the Trump administration to compile a national voter database.

The U.S. Department of Justice Thursday sued six states — California, Michigan, Minnesota, New York, New Hampshire, and Pennsylvania — over their refusal to hand over sensitive voter registration data. 

Several of the states fired back within hours, calling DOJ’s move overreach, and stressing the importance of protecting voters’ sensitive data.

The lawsuits mark an aggressive escalation in DOJ’s ongoing effort to force states to hand over their voter rolls and list maintenance records — including individual voters’ sensitive information like address, driver’s license number and partial social security number. 

Read more at Democracy Docket.