Department of Justice sues four other states for not submitting voter registrations
The states being sued are: Colorado, Hawaii, Massachusetts, and Nevada. With these, the Justice Department's national total rises to 18.
The Department of Justice's Civil Rights Division filed federal lawsuits against four other states for failing to submit their state voter registration lists when requested.
The states being sued are: Colorado, Hawaii, Massachusetts, and Nevada. With these, the Justice Department's national total rises to 18. The Civil Rights Division also sued a locality in Fulton County, Georgia, over records related to the 2020 election, they said in a statement.
“We will not allow states to jeopardize the integrity of elections”
“States have a legal duty to preserve and protect their voters from voter dilution,” said Assistant Attorney General Harmeet K. Dhillon of the Justice Department's Civil Rights Division.
“At this Justice Department, we will not allow states to jeopardize the integrity and effectiveness of elections by refusing to comply with our federal election laws. If states fail to uphold their duty to protect the integrity of the vote, we will,” Dhillon said.
The lawsuits state that the Attorney General has the sole responsibility of Congress to enforce the National Voter Registration Act (NVRA) and the Help America Vote Act (HAVA), designed by Congress to ensure that states have adequate and effective voter registration and roll maintenance programs.
The Attorney General also has the Civil Rights Act of 1960 (CRA) to require the creation, inspection, and analysis of state voters. rolls.
More States That Were Sued
Delaware, Maryland, New Mexico, Rhode Island, Vermont, and Washington were also sued by the Justice Department's Civil Rights Division earlier this month.
“An accurate voter roll is critical to fair and free elections, “And too many states have engaged in a pattern of failing to maintain basic voter registration lists,” stated Attorney General Pamela Bondi. “The Department of Justice will continue to proactively pursue election integrity litigation until states comply with basic election safeguards,” she added. It is important to remember that California, Michigan, Minnesota, New York,New Hampshire, and Pennsylvania were also flagged for failing to submit their state voter registration lists when requested.