Federal Overreach - Voter Roll Edition

Pommer · Jan 24, 2026

essentialsaltes said:
Judge dismisses DOJ lawsuit over Georgia's voter rolls over lack of jurisdiction.

“Without prejudice”…the Feds can try, try again under a different legal rationale (which would also fail, assuming that the first line was the best shot at getting detailed voter information from the Great State of Georgia.)

NxNW · Jan 25, 2026

Always in His Presence said:
How dare they require ID!

What next? ID to:

Get a legal job

Purchase alcohol

Purchase tobacco

Get a medical marijuana card

rent an apartment

rent a hotel room

fly on a plane

purchase a weapon

get a drivers license

apply for social security

apply for snap

apply for Medicare

apply for Medicaid

apply for section 8 housing

apply to go to school

Get a bank account

apply for a credit card

apply for a loan

get auto insurance

Good thing ID's are not required for those - how else would the poor be able to survive!

None of these are Constitutional rights.

NxNW · Jan 25, 2026

Always in His Presence said:
Oh and also Social Security (Fed Government) already has SS# (they are the ones who assign them) and DOB - so the fed's already have that info

And the good news is that DOGE leaked it already (but at least they didn't find any fraud).

essentialsaltes · Mar 6, 2026

Ohio gives voter data to DOJ as Trump administration sues other states

The requested information includes voters' full name, date of birth, address, driver's license number and the last four digits of their Social Security number

[An OH Sec State] LaRose spokesperson said Ohio determined that the DOJ had the authority to make this request.

LaRose's letter came weeks before the DOJ sued five more states that haven't shared their voter rolls, bringing the total number of lawsuits to 30.

states that haven't complied − led by Republicans and Democrats − believe the request poses privacy concerns. Federal judges in Michigan, California and Oregon dismissed lawsuits filed by the DOJ, saying states aren't required to hand over unredacted voter data.

essentialsaltes · Apr 11, 2026

A federal judge dismisses another DOJ lawsuit seeking voter data, this time in Massachusetts

The ruling from U.S. District Court Judge Leo Sorokin marks at least the fifth time [MI, CA, OR and GA (though the last has been refiled in the right city)] a judge has rejected similar attempts by the Justice Department. Sorokin, an appointee of former President Barack Obama, said the U.S. attorney general’s office did not take the necessary steps required to access voter rolls, as outlined in federal law.

“Put simply, the statute requires a statement of why the Attorney General demands production of the requested records,” Sorokin wrote. That statement has to be factual, “not just a conceivable or possible basis.”

The Justice Department has sued at least 30 states and the District of Columbia seeking to force release of the data, which includes dates of birth, addresses, driver’s license numbers and partial Social Security numbers.

At least 12 states have either provided or promised to provide their detailed voter registration lists to the department, according to the Brennan Center: Alaska, Arkansas, Indiana, Louisiana, Mississippi, Nebraska, Ohio, Oklahoma, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas and Wyoming.

A2SG · Apr 12, 2026

essentialsaltes said:
A federal judge dismisses another DOJ lawsuit seeking voter data, this time in Massachusetts
The ruling from U.S. District Court Judge Leo Sorokin marks at least the fifth time [MI, CA, OR and GA (though the last has been refiled in the right city)] a judge has rejected similar attempts by the Justice Department. Sorokin, an appointee of former President Barack Obama, said the U.S. attorney general’s office did not take the necessary steps required to access voter rolls, as outlined in federal law.

“Put simply, the statute requires a statement of why the Attorney General demands production of the requested records,” Sorokin wrote. That statement has to be factual, “not just a conceivable or possible basis.”

The Justice Department has sued at least 30 states and the District of Columbia seeking to force release of the data, which includes dates of birth, addresses, driver’s license numbers and partial Social Security numbers.

At least 12 states have either provided or promised to provide their detailed voter registration lists to the department, according to the Brennan Center: Alaska, Arkansas, Indiana, Louisiana, Mississippi, Nebraska, Ohio, Oklahoma, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas and Wyoming.

Someone should get the NRA in on this. They've been fighting against a registry of US citizens for a while now, seems they'd also oppose this kind of thing too.

-- A2SG, enemy of my enemy and all that....

Pommer · Apr 13, 2026

A2SG said:
Someone should get the NRA in on this. They've been fighting against a registry of US citizens for a while now, seems they'd also oppose this kind of thing too.

-- A2SG, enemy of my enemy and all that....

Funny how fast the NRA learned how to “play ball”, huh?

Aryeh Jay · Apr 13, 2026

Pommer said:
Funny how fast the NRA learned how to “play ball”, huh?

After the name change to National Russian Association, they have become more responsive to demands.

essentialsaltes · Apr 28, 2026

essentialsaltes said:
A federal judge dismisses another DOJ lawsuit seeking voter data, this time in Massachusetts

A federal judge dismisses another DOJ lawsuit seeking voter data, this time in Arizona
U.S. District Judge Susan Brnovich, a Trump appointee, wrote that Arizona's statewide voter registration list is “not a document subject to request by the Attorney General" under federal law.

camille70 · Jun 10, 2026

Postal Service won’t deliver mail ballots for states that don’t hand over voter lists, under plan for Trump directive

https://www.cnn.com/2026/06/10/politics/postal-service-deliver-mail-in-ballots

State election officials could soon face a stark choice: Hand over voter lists to the Trump administration or risk losing Postal Service delivery for mail-in ballots.

That dilemma stems from newly proposed USPS rules that seek to comply with an executive order President Donald Trump signed this spring to crack down on mail-in voting. If courts let the order stand, it would give the federal government an unprecedented role in elections — and could put even more voter data in the hands of Trump officials searching for supposed election fraud.

DaisyDay · Jun 11, 2026

camille70 said:
Postal Service won’t deliver mail ballots for states that don’t hand over voter lists, under plan for Trump directive

https://www.cnn.com/2026/06/10/politics/postal-service-deliver-mail-in-ballots

State election officials could soon face a stark choice: Hand over voter lists to the Trump administration or risk losing Postal Service delivery for mail-in ballots.

That dilemma stems from newly proposed USPS rules that seek to comply with an executive order President Donald Trump signed this spring to crack down on mail-in voting. If courts let the order stand, it would give the federal government an unprecedented role in elections — and could put even more voter data in the hands of Trump officials searching for supposed election fraud.

Surely that has to be illegal. I hope this gets adjudicated before the elections.

Say it aint so · Jun 11, 2026

DaisyDay said:
Surely that has to be illegal. I hope this gets adjudicated before the elections.

It's literally a Federal means to regulate an election and clearly violates the constitution.

camille70 · Jun 11, 2026

DaisyDay said:
Surely that has to be illegal. I hope this gets adjudicated before the elections.

I don't know if this is part of the issue or not.

Supreme Court rules the Postal Service can’t be sued, even when mail is intentionally not delivered

Supreme Court rules the Postal Service can't be sued, even when mail is intentionally not delivered

A divided Supreme Court has ruled that Americans can’t sue the U.S. Postal Service, even when employees deliberately refuse to deliver mail.

apnews.com

Say it aint so · Jun 11, 2026

camille70 said:
I don't know if this is part of the issue or not.

Supreme Court rules the Postal Service can’t be sued, even when mail is intentionally not delivered

Supreme Court rules the Postal Service can't be sued, even when mail is intentionally not delivered

A divided Supreme Court has ruled that Americans can’t sue the U.S. Postal Service, even when employees deliberately refuse to deliver mail.

apnews.com

A preliminary ruling by a Trump appointed judge. He knows it's unwarranted, but I don't know, I guess he ruled we have to wait till the damage is done before striking it down.

U.S. District Judge Carl Nichols, a Trump appointee in Washington, late Wednesday rejected the request by Democrats and civil rights groups that had argued Trump’s order would likely be found unconstitutional because the states and Congress, not the president, have the power to set election rules. Nichols agreed with the Republican Trump administration’s contention that it was too early to block the order because it has yet to be implemented.

RocksInMyHead · Jun 11, 2026

camille70 said:
I don't know if this is part of the issue or not.

Supreme Court rules the Postal Service can’t be sued, even when mail is intentionally not delivered

Supreme Court rules the Postal Service can't be sued, even when mail is intentionally not delivered

A divided Supreme Court has ruled that Americans can’t sue the U.S. Postal Service, even when employees deliberately refuse to deliver mail.

apnews.com

I don't think that ruling applies - they're not suing for non-delivery of mail, but rather because they argue that the policy is unconstitutional.

Federal Overreach - Voter Roll Edition

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Ohio gives voter data to DOJ as Trump administration sues other states​

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