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DOJ Slams West Virginia With Lawsuit After State Withholds Full Voter Roll Database

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Feb 28, 2026
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DOJ doesn't have authority to run a state's elections': West Virginia's GOP  election chief pushes back on voter roll grab - Democracy Docket

West Virginia’s top elections official is now facing a federal lawsuit after refusing to hand over a full copy of the state’s voter registration database to the U.S. Department of Justice, including sensitive fields like birth dates and ID-related numbers.

According to DOJ court filings, the department demanded West Virginia’s statewide voter registratio…

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