The US Department of Justice (DOJ) announced on Thursday that it is suing six states for failing to produce their statewide voter registration lists after they were requested.

California , Michigan , Minnesota , New York , New Hampshire , and Pennsylvania were among the states targeted by the DOJ in identical lawsuits after they did not produce details pertaining to their states’ voter registration lists when the DOJ requested them.

“Clean voter rolls are the foundation of free and fair elections,” US Attorney General Pamela 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.”

Following a request by

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