Utah Audit Confirms 99.72% Citizen Voter Rolls as DOJ Presses 5-State Data Lawsuit
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Updated · The Guardian · May 29
Utah Audit Confirms 99.72% Citizen Voter Rolls as DOJ Presses 5-State Data Lawsuit
2 articles · Updated · The Guardian · May 29
More than 2 million Utah voter records were audited over a year, confirming 99.72% as U.S. citizens and removing 27 non-citizens; only 13 had ever cast ballots.
Another 25 probable non-citizens were given 30 days to prove citizenship, while 5,007 older registrations could not be verified through available records and will be shifted to federal-only ballots under HB 209 if voters do not respond.
The release lands in Utah’s fight with the Justice Department, which sued the state in February after Lieutenant Governor Deidre Henderson refused to hand over unredacted voter data including birth dates, Social Security numbers and driver’s license numbers.
Utah says federal officials relied on flawed data when claiming the state had an unusually low voter-removal rate, noting county clerks already removed more than 109,000 registrations from 2022 to 2024.
The audit undercuts Trump administration claims of widespread non-citizen voting in Utah even as Washington pushes the stalled SAVE Act and similar record-access lawsuits against Oklahoma, Kentucky, West Virginia and New Jersey.
Could new proof-of-citizenship laws end up blocking thousands of eligible voters from casting their ballots?
DOJ Sues 29 States for Unredacted Voter Data: Legal Showdown Over Privacy, Federalism, and Election Integrity
Overview
The report details an ongoing legal battle between the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) under the Trump administration and numerous states over access to unredacted voter data. The DOJ has sued 29 states and the District of Columbia, seeking sensitive voter information, which states and voting rights advocates argue threatens voter privacy and infringes on state authority. States like Utah have resisted these demands, emphasizing their traditional role in maintaining voter rolls. This conflict highlights concerns about federal overreach and the potential misuse of private data, setting the stage for significant legal and political debates over election integrity and privacy.