Washington — The Justice Department on Thursday sued six states for what it said was their refusal to turn over statewide voter registration lists sought by the attorney general.

The suits were filed against the top election officials in California , Michigan , Minnesota , New York , New Hampshire and Pennsylvania and allege the moves not to provide the voter registration rolls violate federal law.

"Clean voter rolls are the foundation of free and fair elections," Attorney General Pam Bondi said in a statement. "Every state has a responsibility to ensure that voter registration records are accurate, accessible and secure — states that don't fulfill that obligation will see this Department of Justice in court."

The suits, filed in federal courts in each state, seek to force

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