DoJ Lawsuits To Obtain State Election Records Required to Determine HAVA and NVRA Compliance Dismissed (US)

Courts have dismissed DoJ lawsuits demanding access to records needed to verify HAVA and NVRA compliance. Michigan, Georgia, Oregon and California cases were dismissed. Other suits are pending. These lawsuits cite HAVA and the NVRA as legal authority, but federal courts have so far rejected the argument that either statute compels states to hand over SSNs and license numbers to the DOJ on demand.