Maine Secretary of State Shenna Bellows and nine of her colleagues from around the country are pressing the Trump administration to explain why they need detailed voter information in the latest twist in legal and political battles over access to voter data.

The Department of Justice has requested voter information from several dozen states as part of what agency officials say is their obligation to ensure states are maintaining accurate voter rolls and excluding ineligible individuals, such as noncitizens. The DOJ sued Maine in September after Bellows' office refused to share complete copies of the state's voter registration rolls.

Bellows, a Democrat who is running for governor next year, has said the request would require her to disclose sensitive voter information in violation of

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