The Brief

The Department of Justice is suing Oregon and Maine because the states failed to submit voter registration lists as part of a move to obtain voter data.

According to the Associated Press, Oregon and Maine are among about 26 states that the Justice Department has asked for voter registration rolls in the past few months.

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Justice Department officials tell the AP that the states are violating federal law by not providing electronic copies of state voter registration lists and information about ineligible voters.

Has the DOJ received voter data from other states?

Why you should care:

The Associated Press reported that some states have nixed or objected to the voter registration data requests, citing their own

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