Justice Dept Suing Five More States for Voter Records

Saturday, February 28, 2026

"The Justice Department's Civil Rights Division has filed federal lawsuits against five states-- Utah, Oklahoma, Kentucky, West Virginia, and New Jersey-- for failure to produce their full voter registration lists upon request. This brings the Justice Department's nationwide total to 29 states and the District of Columbia.

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Federal and state law require officials to protect voter registration information. The DOJ seems to be ignoring this requirement in its quest to sweep up voter files nationwide. bit.ly/4rApQet

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-- Brennan Center (@brennancenter.org) Feb 28, 2026 at 11:01 AM

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"According to the lawsuits, the US Attorney General is uniquely charged by Congress with broad authority to request election records under the Civil Rights Act of 1960. This Act allows her to demand the production, inspection, and analysis of statewide voter registration lists that can be cross-checked effectively for improper registrations."

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To assist with the diabolical Epstein administration's voter suppression schemes, good-for-nothing hatemonger Steve Bannon called for Dummkopf Trumpf to deploy ICE thugs and military troops to America's polling sites to intimidate voters, although junta apparatchiks indicated that such measures won't be taken. Link: No Cardiac Arrest for Steve Bannon Yet

#1 | Posted by C0RI0LANUS at 2026-02-27 07:04 AM | Reply

The claim (the production, inspection, and analysis of statewide voter registration lists that can be cross-checked effectively for improper registrations) makes about zero sense unless a lawyer here can make sense of it.

I mean if the state is denying the right to vote to legitimate voters there is a problem but how would the feds be able to cross-check for improper registrations? I mean they aren't comparing the rolls to Florida's rolls and trying to eliminate double registrations... This is where all you States Rights folks will be speaking up, amiright?

#2 | Posted by GalaxiePete at 2026-02-27 09:19 AM | Reply

They're coming for our elections because they can't win fairly.

They can't win fairly because their ideas are unpopular and only help the ruling class.

#3 | Posted by Alexandrite at 2026-02-27 09:24 AM | Reply | Funny: 1

I also think they want an air of legitimacy.

If they "win" in November, they can claim a mandate and then the truly awful s*&^ can start happening.

I mean, even Putin still forces the narrative of legitimacy even though everyone knows it's a scam.

#4 | Posted by jpw at 2026-02-27 09:40 AM | Reply | Funny: 1

What are those states trying to hide?

#5 | Posted by MSgt at 2026-03-01 12:29 AM | Reply

The constitution?

#6 | Posted by truthhurts at 2026-03-01 12:39 AM | Reply

We all know what is happening, more of the same Trumpist fascism, working to take away the right of the people to elect their representatives.

#7 | Posted by Hughmass at 2026-03-01 06:48 AM | Reply

Give us what we want or we will send ICE to the states, because creating chaos and killing Americans is the only way these thugs and goons can get their way.

In Okiehomie a concerted effort by ICE would shut down the state's economy. Restaurants would close, much of the construction work would stop, students would disappear from schools, rent not paid, and on and on ...

#8 | Posted by catdog at 2026-03-01 08:05 AM | Reply

In our face fascism, as it is clear that the Trump brand of American fascism is on the march, and we all know that fascists don't walk away from power without a lot of bodies being strewn about. They have to subvert our democracy or they will fall in the midterms and then in 2028.

#9 | Posted by Hughmass at 2026-03-02 07:47 AM | Reply