Judges Dismiss DOJ Voter-Roll Suits in Maine and Wisconsin, Handing Trump Administration 8 Losses
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Updated · CBS New York · May 22
Judges Dismiss DOJ Voter-Roll Suits in Maine and Wisconsin, Handing Trump Administration 8 Losses
12 articles · Updated · CBS New York · May 22
Two federal judges on Thursday threw out Justice Department lawsuits seeking unredacted voter-registration data from Maine and Wisconsin, extending the administration’s losing streak in the campaign to eight cases.
Maine’s case sought a full statewide list including birth dates, driver’s license numbers and partial Social Security numbers after state officials refused to provide the records voluntarily.
Judge Lance Walker said the Civil Rights Act, the Help America Vote Act and the National Voter Registration Act do not let the attorney general demand a line-by-line audit of state voter rolls, warning that reading would upset the federal-state balance.
Judge James Peterson separately ruled Wisconsin’s voter-registration lists are not records the Civil Rights Act requires states to produce.
The Justice Department has sued 30 states and Washington, D.C., over voter-roll access, part of a broader Trump push for greater federal control over elections amid unsubstantiated fraud claims.
With courts blocking federal access, how can voter data be secured while ensuring election integrity?
Does rejecting a national voter list strengthen American elections by preventing a single point of failure?