SPRINGFIELD, Ill. - Illinois state election officials denied a request from the Department of Justice for sensitive voter information.

The Illinois State Board of Elections sent a letter to Department of Justice officials on Tuesday saying that sharing such information would put the privacy of Illinoisans at risk.

What we know:

Last month, the DOJ asked the state election board for data including the full names, dates of birth, residential addresses, driver’s license numbers or the last four digits of the social security numbers of registered voters in the state.

"We take Illinoisans’ privacy very seriously; data breaches and hacking are unfortunately common, and the disclosure of sensitive information contrary to state law would expose our residents to undue risk," wrote Marni M.

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