FILE - A canvas observer photographs Lehigh County provisional ballots as vote counting in the general election continues, Nov. 6, 2020, in Allentown, Pa. A review by The Associated Press in the six battleground states disputed by former President Trump has found fewer than 475 cases of potential voter fraud, a minuscule number that would have made no difference in the 2020 presidential election. Democrat Joe Biden won Arizona, Georgia, Michigan, Nevada, Pennsylvania and Wisconsin and their 79 Electoral College votes by a combined 311,257 votes out of 25.5 million ballots cast for president. (AP Photo/Mary Altaffer, file)
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FILE - A canvas observer photographs Lehigh County provisional ballots as vote counting in the general election continues, Nov. 6, 2020, in Allentown, Pa. A review by The Associated Press in the six battleground states disputed by former President Trump has found fewer than 475 cases of potential voter fraud, a minuscule number that would have made no difference in the 2020 presidential election. Democrat Joe Biden won Arizona, Georgia, Michigan, Nevada, Pennsylvania and Wisconsin and their 79 Electoral College votes by a combined 311,257 votes out of 25.5 million ballots cast for president. (AP Photo/Mary Altaffer, file)
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As questions swirl around election integrity ahead of the 2024 election cycle, new reporting shows the U.S. Department of Justice is seeking sweeping access to state voter records, echoing tactics long used by fringe groups promoting claims of widespread voter fraud. Mother Jones reporter Abby Vesoulis said her interest was sparked when familiar names resurfaced inside the DOJ. “I recognized the names of the people on the Department of Justice’s legal filers who were making very similar demands for state voter roll data,” she explained, noting that those same individuals had previously worked through small right-wing law firms whose cases were repeatedly rejected by federal courts.
According to Vesoulis, the DOJ has so far asked 40 states to hand over their full, unredacted voter files and has signaled it wants records from all 50 states. “These complete voter rolls can include addresses, driver’s license numbers, passport information, biometric details, party affiliation, and even voting history,” she said. States including Pennsylvania have pushed back, citing state and federal privacy laws and the Constitution, which gives states authority over elections. The DOJ has responded by filing lawsuits, with Vesoulis noting that “all but two of the states being sued are led by Democratic governors, which experts say appears targeted.”
Vesoulis emphasized that the evidence used to justify these requests is weak and often misleading. Groups whose strategies the DOJ appears to be mirroring relied on comparisons between voter rolls and commercial databases like credit reports. “If they saw a mismatch with an address or a middle name, they would suggest something was wrong,” she said, even though “being on a voter roll does not mean they cast a ballot.” She added that such efforts fuel public distrust rather than uncover real fraud.
Complicating matters further is the National Voter Registration Act, which limits when states can remove voters from rolls. “There are people on voter rolls who no longer live in the state, but they’re not voting,” Vesoulis said. Treating incomplete or outdated data as proof of fraud, she warned, “leads to headlines claiming widespread voter fraud, even when the system is working as the law requires.”
