Established Fact
Beginning in May 2025, the DOJ Civil Rights Division (under AG Pam Bondi and AAG Harmeet Dhillon) sent letters to at least 44 states and D.C. demanding full, unredacted voter registration databases — including driver’s license numbers and partial Social Security numbers. The legal basis cited was the NVRA, HAVA, and the Civil Rights Act of 1960. States were also asked to sign an agreement committing to remove within 45 days any voters the DOJ flagged as ineligible. The DoJ has filed suits to obtain the data requested via the court system.
Citations
U.S. DOJ Civil Rights Division — Justice Department Sues Additional States for Failure to Produce Voter Rolls (May 2025 et seq.): https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/justice-department-sues-five-additional-states-failure-produce-voter-rolls | U.S. Department of Justice
Federal Judge Dismisses DOJ Attempt to Obtain Michigan Voter Data — latest in series of rejections including by Trump-appointed judges (Feb. 2026): https://mymotherlode.com/news/national/general-election/10509433/federal-judge-dismisses-attempt-to-obtain-michigan-voter-data-in-latest-rejection-of-doj.html | AP via myMotherLode (note: multiple courts have dismissed DOJ voter roll demands on standing and privacy grounds)