07/17/2025

DOJ Hits States with Broad Requests for Voter Rolls and Election Data

Election clerks in both parties worry about efforts to examine voting machines

The Trump administration and its allies have launched a multi-pronged effort to gather data on voters and inspect voting equipment, sparking concern among local and state election officials about federal interference ahead of the 2026 midterms.

The most unusual activity is happening in Colorado — a state that then-candidate Donald Trump lost by 11 points — where a well-connected consultant who says he is working with the White House is asking county clerks whether they will allow the federal government or a third party to physically examine their election equipment. Federal agencies have long offered technical assistance and cybersecurity advice to election officials; however, they have not examined their equipment because election laws tightly limit who has access.

Separately, the Department of Justice (DOJ) has taken the unusual step of asking at least nine states for copies of their voter rolls, and at least two have turned them over, according to state officials.

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