The Department of Justice began suing 30 states and D.C. last year to obtain unredacted voter rolls.
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The Fox News RundownOct 23, 2026
Multiple sources, including ProPublica (tier2), CBS News (tier2), and the Brennan Center tracker, report that the DOJ sued 30 states and D.C. over unredacted voter rolls, with the suits beginning in September 2025, which is 'last year' relative to the October 2026 post. The claim's core assertion holds, and the post's 'last year' phrasing matches the sources' 2025 dating.
Our two reads of who says this, and how, disagree, so it counts as the post's own claim.
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… In some states, like California, every single person has to vote, and so everybody, but it should be as concerned as I. Last year, the DOJ began suing 30 states and D.C. In an effort to obtain unredacted voter rolls to ensure voter eligibility. While many Republican-led states complied with the request, Democratic-led states did not, and most federal judges have found in their favor. Earlier this month, a D.C. …
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Supports. ProPublica reports that since September 2025 the Department of Justice has sued 30 states and the District of Columbia to obtain their unredacted voter rolls.[1][3]
Supports. CBS News reports the Trump administration has sued 30 states and D.C. to get their complete voter rolls, with 27 of those suits tossed out by federal judges.[2]
Supports. The Brennan Center tracker says the federal government sued 30 states and Washington, DC, for not providing full voter registration lists, and Democracy Docket dates the D.C. suit to December 18, 2025.[4][5]
Context. NCSL reports DOJ began requesting statewide voter lists in May 2025 and that lawsuits followed refusals, so the suits came after the initial 2025 requests.[6]
Sources
6 sources: 2 tier 2, 4 not rated
- 1Five Takeaways From ProPublica’s Midterm Election Coverage ...propublica.org · tier 2 · cited for: supports
- 2Justice Department asks Washington state to set aside ballots ...cbsnews.com · tier 2 · cited for: supports
- 3How Judges Eviscerated Trump's DOJ Voter Data Lawsuitsprojects.propublica.org · not rated · cited for: supports
- 4Tracker of Justice Department Requests for Voter Informationbrennancenter.org · not rated · cited for: supports
- 5Court Cases - Washington, D.C. DOJ Voter Data Access Challengedemocracydocket.com · not rated · cited for: supports
- 6Brief Federal Requests for Statewide Voter Listsncsl.org · not rated · cited for: context
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