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(169,760 posts) Tue Sep 16, 2025, 09:02 PM Tuesday

DOJ Sues Maine, Oregon in Aggressive Move to Seize State Voter Data

Source: Democracy Docket

The U.S. Department of Justice filed lawsuits against Maine and Oregon Tuesday, escalating its campaign to obtain sensitive voter registration data from states across the country.

The unprecedented legal action marks a major turning point in the department’s effort to force states to turn over unredacted voter rolls and list maintenance records.

“States simply cannot pick and choose which federal laws they will comply with,” Assistant Attorney General Harmeet K. Dhillon of the DOJ’s Civil Rights Division said in a press release. “The refusal of certain states to protect their citizens against vote dilution will result in legal consequences.”

The DOJ claims that Maine and Oregon violated the National Voter Registration Act, the Help America Vote Act and the Civil Rights Act of 1960 by refusing to provide full electronic copies of their statewide voter registration lists and related maintenance data.

Read more: https://www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/doj-sues-maine-oregon-in-aggressive-move-to-seize-state-voter-data/

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— Jim (@toyotabedzrock.bsky.social) 2025-09-17T00:46:12.014Z

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DOJ Sues Maine, Oregon in Aggressive Move to Seize State Voter Data (Original Post) LetMyPeopleVote Tuesday OP

Sounds to me like these states are the ones protecting their citizens Bayard Tuesday #1

Can the Democrats sue the red states? Puppyjive Tuesday #2

We stand by the integrity of Maine election officials at both the state and local level," Maine SOS LetMyPeopleVote 12 hrs ago #3

Bayard

(26,974 posts)

1. Sounds to me like these states are the ones protecting their citizens

Reply to LetMyPeopleVote (Original post)

Tue Sep 16, 2025, 10:34 PM

Tuesday

After reading this about vote dilution:

https://www.scotusblog.com/election-law-explainers/section-2-of-the-voting-rights-act-vote-dilution-and-vote-deprivation/

I really don't believe this DOJ is trying to protect the minority vote. Do they really think we're this stupid, or just not paying attention?

Puppyjive

(833 posts)

2. Can the Democrats sue the red states?

Reply to Bayard (Reply #1)

Tue Sep 16, 2025, 10:51 PM

Tuesday

I think they should. One party seems to be the party of cheaters. They are reflecting on their dirty deeds.

LetMyPeopleVote

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3. We stand by the integrity of Maine election officials at both the state and local level," Maine SOS

Reply to LetMyPeopleVote (Original post)

Wed Sep 17, 2025, 01:15 PM

12 hrs ago

NEW: "We stand by the integrity of Maine election officials at both the state and local level," Maine SOS @shennabellows.bsky.social tells Democracy Docket about DOJ's new lawsuit. "DOJ is targeting Maine and Oregon for political reasons. We won't back down." www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
— Matt Cohen (@mattdcohen.bsky.social) 2025-09-17T17:10:36.891Z

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