Justice Department’s Aggressive Push for Voter Data Raises Serious Questions About Federal Overreach

The Justice Department is intensifying its legal campaign against states refusing to hand over detailed voter registration information, suing six more states this week — Delaware, Maryland, New Mexico, Rhode Island, Vermont, and Washington — adding up to at least 14 states now in the department’s crosshairs. While presented as efforts to secure election integrity, these aggressive demands raise fundamental questions about federal power intruding on state-run elections and about safeguarding Americans' private data. When Does Protecting Elections Become Political Overreach? The Biden administration’s Justice Department insists it is enforcing federal election laws to ensure every vote counts fairly. Assistant...