Judges in Maine, Wisconsin dismiss federal demands for voter rolls

Source: Yahoo! News

“Federal judges in Maine and Wisconsin on Thursday dismissed lawsuits filed by the U.S. Department of Justice seeking to compel the states to hand over detailed voter registration information. U.S. District Judge James Pederson in Wisconsin said the state’s voter registration list is not a record that can be requested under the Civil Rights Act of 1960, as President Donald Trump’s administration argued. In Maine, Chief U.S. District Judge Lance Walker described the government’s claim as ‘half-hearted’ and granted a state motion to dismiss it. The rulings were the latest in a string of defeats for the Trump administration in its attempts to force states to turn over voter rolls. … The DOJ has sued at least 30 states and the District of Columbia seeking to force release of the detailed voter data. It includes information such as dates of birth, addresses, driver’s license numbers and partial Social Security numbers.” (05/21/26)

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