Senator Dick Durbin has opposed efforts to clean voter rolls.
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The Dan Bongino ShowOct 19, 2026
Sources show Durbin repeatedly opposing the Trump administration's voter-roll purge campaigns, DOJ demands for state voter data, and the SAVE database, calling them unlawful or risky to eligible voters.
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… If you were really concerned about election integrity, you'd help the administration clean voter rolls in your state and ensure the votes of millions of Americans are protected. Why doesn't Dick Durbin want clean voter rolls? Because they want voter fraud. What possible example other example would you need? Who doesn't want clean voter rolls? The answer is Obama inspired fanatics and tyrants and Alyssa Slotkin. …
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Contradicts. No source has Durbin opposing lawful voter list maintenance generally; his statements target wrongful purges and data grabs, so 'opposed efforts to clean voter rolls' is broader than what he said.[1][2][3]
Supports. Durbin's office and co-senators opposed DOJ's campaign to obtain states' voter rolls and purge them, calling it unlawful and a risk of voter roll purges.[2]
Supports. Durbin criticized the DHS/SSA SAVE citizenship database and the Supreme Court's allowance of it, saying it was used for potential voter purges and was rife with errors.[1][4]
Supports. Durbin filed amendments to the SAVE America Act and framed it as an effort to disenfranchise voters rather than protect elections.[3]
Context. Durbin's stated position is that eligible voters should not be wrongly purged, and the Kelly letter notes that outside the 90-day quiet period voter list maintenance is an important function.[1][5]
Sources
5 sources: 5 primary
- 1Durbin Statement On Supreme Court Allowing Trump Administration ...judiciary.senate.gov · primary source · cited for: contradicts, supports, context
- 2Padilla, Durbin, Colleagues Urge Trump's Justice ...padilla.senate.gov · primary source · cited for: contradicts, supports
- 3Durbin Files Amendments To SAVE America Act, Calls For ...durbin.senate.gov · primary source · cited for: contradicts, supports
- 4Peters, Padilla, Durbin, Schumer Lead Democratic Colleagues in ...hsgac.senate.gov · primary source · cited for: supports
- 5Kelly, Colleagues Demand Trump Administration Stop ...kelly.senate.gov · primary source · cited for: context
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