Where the Trump administration's lawsuits seeking voter data stand
Summary
President Donald Trump's administration has asked nearly all U.S. states to provide full voter registration lists with personal details. Many states refused to share complete data, leading the Justice Department to file lawsuits in 30 states and Washington, D.C., most of which have been rejected by judges so far.Key Facts
- The administration wants full voter rolls, including birth dates, addresses, partial Social Security numbers, and driver's license numbers.
- The Justice Department says this is to check if states follow two federal voting laws: the Help America Vote Act and the National Voter Registration Act.
- Lawsuits have been filed against 30 states and D.C. to get the data; 20 cases have been lost by the government.
- Some states provided only publicly available versions of their voter lists, not full versions.
- The government dismissed the Oklahoma lawsuit after the state agreed to share its list.
- Cases remain open in states like Georgia, Delaware, Hawaii, and others.
- The administration has appealed most court decisions rejecting its requests for voter data.
- President Trump has also signed executive orders aimed at tightening voting rules and is pushing a voting regulation bill called the SAVE America Act.
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