On Tuesday, the U.S. Department of Justice Civil Rights Division filed a federal lawsuit against the Commonwealth of Virginia over incomplete voter registration lists.
Enforcement stems from NVRA and HAVA requirements, as Congress authorized the attorney general to enforce these laws and the Civil Rights Act of 1960 mandates proper voter list maintenance.
DOJ requested detailed voter data including names, birth dates, addresses, driver’s license numbers, and partial Social Security numbers, while Virginia Department of Motor Vehicles delays left over 1,060 Lynchburg applications unprocessed.
Virginia joins a broader DOJ enforcement campaign, officials say, as one of 24 states and Washington, D.C., sued while state and local election officials question potential DHS data access.
Earlier this week, a federal judge dismissed a California suit while the Brennan Center called DOJ requests ‘unprecedented and a clear encroachment on states’ power to run elections,’ following Youngkin’s order to expand DHS data-sharing.