Bondi DOJ Sues 11 Trump-Won States Over Voter Rolls With SSN, License Data
The Justice Department is widening its legal campaign to obtain unredacted statewide voter rolls, and a notable share of the pushback is coming from states Donald Trump won in 2024. According to the Brennan Center, DOJ has sued Washington, D.C., and 29 states to force release of voter files that include driver’s license numbers and partial Social Security numbers.
That demand is colliding with state officials who say they can provide public versions of voter lists but not the sensitive fields DOJ is seeking. The result is a fast-expanding court fight over who controls election data and how much personal information the federal government can compel.
Among the Trump-won states now on DOJ’s sued list are Arizona, Georgia, Kentucky, Michigan, Nevada, New Hampshire, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, Utah, West Virginia, and Wisconsin, based on the Brennan Center’s tracker and 2024 election results.
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The pressure is also intensifying because DOJ’s newest filings in late February added Utah, Oklahoma, Kentucky, and West Virginia, signaling the department is still expanding the map even after recent court setbacks in cases like Michigan.
“Accurate, well-maintained voter rolls are a requisite for the election integrity that the American people deserve,” Attorney General Pamela Bondi said in DOJ’s announcement of the latest suits.
Why it matters now is the scale: the tracker also shows a separate group of states that have provided or committed to provide full voter files, creating a patchwork where voter data rules differ sharply by state.
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Next steps are likely to include more motions over privacy protections, federal authority, and how any data would be stored or shared, while appeals in dismissed cases continue to shape the legal boundaries.
For voters, the question is whether this fight ends with a uniform national rule—or a longer, state-by-state stalemate.