Trump DOJ Escalates Voter Roll Fight as Kentucky, Utah, Oklahoma Tell Feds No
A growing standoff is playing out in Trump-won states as the Justice Department escalates lawsuits demanding access to full voter registration rolls that include driver’s license numbers and partial Social Security numbers. According to the Brennan Center’s tracker, DOJ has sued Washington, D.C., and 29 states over refusals to provide the unredacted data.
In states Donald Trump carried in 2024, the sued jurisdictions include Arizona, Georgia, Kentucky, Michigan, Nevada, New Hampshire, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, Utah, West Virginia, and Wisconsin. The latest round filed in late February targeted Utah, Oklahoma, Kentucky, West Virginia, and New Jersey, according to DOJ and Reuters.
The conflict is sharpened by competing claims: DOJ says it needs the information to enforce federal voting and list-maintenance laws, while state officials and critics argue the request risks exposing sensitive personal data and may exceed federal authority. Court rulings have already knocked back parts of DOJ’s effort in places like Michigan, adding more uncertainty about what comes next.