The Department of Justice’s Civil Rights Division announced Tuesday that it has filed federal lawsuits against Arizona and Connecticut, accusing both states of failing to hand over full voter registration lists upon request.
With these latest filings, the number of jurisdictions facing federal scrutiny over voter roll transparency has climbed to 23 states and the District of Columbia.
Attorney General Pam Bondi framed the lawsuits as part of a broader, aggressive push to enforce federal election laws, warning that the Justice Department will not hesitate to litigate against states that withhold data.
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“This Department of Justice has now sued 23 states for failing to provide voter roll data and will continue filing lawsuits to protect American elections,” Bondi said in a statement. “Accurate voter rolls are the foundation of election integrity, and any state that fails to meet this basic obligation of transparency can expect to see us in court.”
The lawsuits allege the states violated federal statutes designed to maintain clean and current voter lists. Specifically, the DOJ cites the National Voter Registration Act (NVRA) and the Help America Vote Act (HAVA), which mandate that states maintain effective programs for voter registration and list maintenance.
Federal officials argue that access to these records is critical for verifying that elections are being conducted fairly. Assistant Attorney General Harmeet K. Dhillon emphasized that maintaining accurate rolls is the only way to ensure “American citizens’ votes count only once, and only with other eligible voters.”
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“The Justice Department is committed to safeguarding fair and free elections, and will hold states accountable when they refuse to respect our federal elections laws,” Dhillon said.
Beyond the NVRA and HAVA, the Attorney General is leveraging the Civil Rights Act of 1960, which grants the DOJ the authority to demand the production, inspection, and analysis of statewide voter registration records.
Officials from Arizona and Connecticut have not yet issued public responses regarding the litigation.
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