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Two registered Maine voters filed a motion to intervene in the U.S. Department of Justice’s lawsuit against the state Tuesday, aiming to stop what they call a “radical” federal overreach into their personal privacy.
The campaign by President Donald Trump and his allies to use Charlie Kirk’s horrific killing to crack down on progressive political activity, and criticism of the president, picked up this week right where it left off.
Voting rights experts call DOJ’s claims against Maine and Oregon ‘very, very poorly supported.’
Shenna Bellows suggested Trump’s DOJ is deliberately suing Democratic states to obtain access to their voter rolls.
The DOJ filed lawsuits against Maine and Oregon, escalating its campaign to obtain sensitive voter registration data from states across the country.
The DOJ has escalated its demand for access to Maine’s voter registration records, now requesting that election officials turn over unredacted copies.
PILF recently sent letters to Maine, New Jersey, North Carolina and Pennsylvania.
AUGUSTA, ME — Maine Secretary of State Shenna Bellows (D) issued a defiant response to the wide-ranging request from the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) — first reported by Democracy Docket — for the state’s sensitive voter information and voting systems data. “The Gulf of Maine is awfully cold, but maybe that’s what the DOJ […]
The DOJ has sent letters to more than a dozen states demanding access to sensitive voter data.
The Maine Supreme Court ruled today that the language for a high-stakes ballot question will appear on the November ballot without changes, rejecting right-wing efforts to rewrite it.