The Justice Department on Tuesday filed federal lawsuits against Arizona and Connecticut for failing to provide complete voter registration lists upon request, bringing the department’s total to 23 states and the District of Columbia.
The lawsuits cite the National Voter Registration Act, the Help America Vote Act, and the Civil Rights Act of 1960, which authorize the attorney general to demand production and review of statewide voter registration data.
Attorney General Pamela Bondi said that states which fail to meet basic transparency requirements “can expect to see us in court.” Civil Rights Division head Harmeet K. Dhillon said access to voter registration records is essential to ensuring votes are only counted once and cast only by eligible voters.
