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The U.S. Department of Justice told a federal court that it does not intend to use sensitive voter data it collects to remove people from voter rolls — even as its own agreements with states suggest otherwise.
We’ve been paying even closer attention than usual this week to Harmeet Dhillon, the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) Civil Rights division chief who, reports suggest, could soon be in line for a promotion.
As President Donald Trump and his administration escalate threats to interfere in this year’s midterms, at least 11 states led by Democrats are taking steps to harden their elections against White House meddling.
MAGA’s push to ram through the most restrictive voter suppression bill ever considered by Congress is coming to a head.
Emails obtained by Democracy Docket show the Justice Department contacting multiple states about overseas voting compliance ahead of the 2026 midterms, emphasizing ID verification rules that could complicate voting for Americans abroad.
The U.S. Department of Justice sued six more states this week in its escalating effort to force election officials to hand over unredacted voter information. State election leaders say the DOJ’s sweeping demand for voters’ names, addresses, birth dates and identification numbers threatens their personal privacy, state sovereignty and the security of U.S. elections.
The Justice Department launched a new wave of lawsuits against six more Democratic-led states Tuesday — escalating a federal effort to seize unredacted information from millions of voters.
The top election officials in 10 states are banding together to push back against the Trump administration’s demands for voter registration records, sending a joint letter Tuesday to the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and Department of Justice (DOJ) asking the federal government to clear up the contradictory statements the agencies have made over the data’s use.
With local elections scheduled this year, some state and local officials are already seeing the impact of CISA cuts to their work.
New Mexico residents with past felony convictions will be able to vote thanks to an agreed upon court order between pro-voting groups and state officials.
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