DOJ Sues Four States for Violating Federal Election Law
The Department of Justice announced Friday it has filed federal lawsuits against four states, which were all accused of election law violations.
According to a press release from the DOJ Office of Public Affairs, the suits target Colorado, Hawaii, Massachusetts, and Nevada.
The department says the states failed to produce their statewide voter registration lists upon request.
The filings bring the Justice Department’s nationwide total of such lawsuits to 18, the release said.
In addition to the four states, the Civil Rights Division is suing officials in Fulton County, Georgia.
The lawsuit against Fulton County seeks records related to the 2020 election.
The DOJ said the actions are being handled by its Civil Rights Division.
Assistant Attorney General Harmeet K. Dhillon addressed the lawsuits in a statement.
🚨Happy Friday! @TheJusticeDept and @CivilRights Division just sued 4 additional states for not handing over their voter rolls—bringing our total to 18! If states refuse to fulfill their duty to maintain clean voter rolls, we will. Thanks to Texas & other cooperating states!…
— AAGHarmeetDhillon (@AAGDhillon) December 12, 2025
“States have the statutory duty to preserve and protect their constituents from vote dilution,” Dhillon said. “We will not permit states to jeopardize the integrity and effectiveness of elections.
She added, “If states will not fulfill their duty to protect the integrity of the ballot, we will.
Dhillon said that states that fail to protect election integrity will be held accountable.
The DOJ said the lawsuits are aimed at protecting election integrity nationwide.
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