Donald Trump Suffers 19th Straight Defeat in Voter Roll Campaign
Summary
A federal judge dismissed the Justice Department’s lawsuit to get Illinois’ full voter registration records, ruling the department does not have the legal power to demand this information. This is the 19th time the Trump administration’s effort to access sensitive voter data from states has been rejected in court.Key Facts
- The Justice Department sued Illinois to get the state’s complete voter registration database.
- Illinois election officials refused to provide unredacted voter records due to privacy concerns.
- U.S. District Judge Colleen Lawless ruled the DOJ lacks authority under federal law to force Illinois to hand over the full database.
- The judge said laws require states to allow some voter data viewing but do not require full disclosure of confidential voter information.
- This case marks the 19th time the Trump administration has lost similar lawsuits in different states.
- The DOJ argued the data is needed to check if states are maintaining accurate voter rolls and to find illegal registrations.
- States raised concerns about privacy and cybersecurity because the requests included sensitive personal details like driver’s license numbers.
- The judge dismissed the case with prejudice, meaning the DOJ cannot bring the same case again in that court but could appeal the ruling.
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