The Trump Justice Department is taking steps to ensure that more than half of U. S. states update and maintain accurate voter rolls. This move comes amid concerns about listing deceased individuals and non-citizens as eligible voters, particularly in Democrat-led states.
• A senior official indicated that the inclusion of ineligible voters might have been intentional in some blue states.
• Assistant Attorney General Harmeet J. Dhillon emphasized the need for states to keep clean voter rolls and mentioned that current state practices facilitate easy voting for less engaged voters.
• The Justice Department has filed lawsuits against six states: Maryland, Delaware, Rhode Island, New Mexico, Washington, and Vermont, seeking access to voter-registration records to check for issues.
• They have entered an agreement with North Carolina to fix over 100,000 faulty voter registrations.
• The goal is to enforce compliance in at least 26 states, with ongoing litigation in 14 states.
• Dhillon noted that all states have irregularities in their voter lists, with specific states like California being less diligent.
• Issues include registrations of deceased individuals, people who have moved, or those registered multiple times.
• In a separate matter, the Democratic National Committee has secured a $15 million loan for the midterms, contrasting sharply with the Republican National Committee’s $86 million on hand.
The Justice Department aims to enforce stricter voter registration laws across multiple states while the DNC faces financial challenges ahead of the upcoming elections.
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