USA HERALD – On September 25, 2025, the Department of Justice’s Civil Rights Division announced federal lawsuits against six states — California, Michigan, Minnesota, New York, New Hampshire, and Pennsylvania. At issue is each state’s refusal or failure to provide its statewide voter registration rolls when requested by the DOJ.
Attorney General Pamela Bondi was blunt: “Clean voter rolls are the foundation of free and fair elections. Every state has a responsibility to ensure that voter registration records are accurate, accessible, and secure — states that don’t fulfill that obligation will see this Department of Justice in court.”
Assistant Attorney General Harmeet Dhillon echoed that point, saying the refusal of these states to comply undermines the integrity of elections. “Clean voter rolls protect American citizens from voting fraud and abuse, and restore their confidence that their states’ elections are conducted properly, with integrity, and in compliance with the law.”
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These lawsuits are rooted in three statutes that Congress has entrusted to the DOJ:
