DoJ is demanding states hand over election information

The Department of Justice is on a mission to collect election information, including sensitive voter information, from states as part of President Donald Trump's executive order cracking down on voting accessibility — but it's left state officials concerned.

- Ariana Baio, The Independent

Over the last three months, the DoJ's Voting Section has reached out to at least 15 states seeking their voter roll, information about individuals who may have violated federal voting laws, and questions about the state's process for identifying and removing ineligible voters, the Associated Press reported. Traditionally, the Voting Section's main focus is to protect citizens’ right to vote, but under Trump's direction, it’s cracking down on voter fraud — a rare occurrence that Trump has mischaracterised as a major problem in the United States.

But some state officials have flagged concerns with the swath of information being requested, saying voter rolls contain private information about individuals and cannot be shared without congressional notification.