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“We will not hand over Coloradans’ sensitive voting information to Donald Trump. He does not have a legal right to the information.”

“The U.S. DOJ is simply asking the commission to do something that the commission is explicitly forbidden by Wisconsin law to do.”

“Washington is not going to turn over this personal information. If they do release the lawsuit, we are very confident we will be successful in court.”

"I'm not going to turn over the list to the Department of Justice."

“The federal government has no role in list maintenance.”

“It’s hard for me to imagine any Republican state with faith in its own list maintenance capacity agreeing to outsource that decision to the DOJ.”

“They’re also not likely, but these are things people need to be on guard for.”

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“We are in the process of reviewing the document with our attorneys and carefully considering our options.”

"They’re entitled to the vast majority of information — people’s names, addresses, birthdays"

“At this Department of Justice, we will not permit states to jeopardize the integrity and effectiveness of elections by refusing to abide by our federal elections laws. If states will not fulfill their duty to protect the integrity of the ballot, we will.”

“Accurate voter rolls are the cornerstone of fair and free elections, and too many states have fallen into a pattern of noncompliance with basic voter roll maintenance.”

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The U.S. Department of Justice deployed roughly 20 staff from its Civil Rights Division and the Minnesota U.S. Attorney's Office to monitor polling sites in Hennepin and Ramsey counties during the state's Aug. 11 primary election.

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The U.S. Department of Justice deployed roughly 20 staff from its Civil Rights Division and the Minnesota U.S. Attorney's Office to monitor polling sites in Hennepin and Ramsey counties during the state's Aug. 11 primary election.

Hennepin and Ramsey county officials denied the DOJ's request to place monitors inside polling locations, requiring federal observers to remain outside the 100-foot boundary mandated by Minnesota law.

Hennepin and Ramsey county officials denied the DOJ's request to place monitors inside polling locations, requiring federal observers to remain outside the 100-foot boundary mandated by Minnesota law.

DOJ monitors, expected to be plainclothes staff, were permitted to conduct voluntary exit interviews with voters outside polling places. Minnesota Secretary of State Steve Simon said the state would send its own observers to monitor the federal personnel.

DOJ monitors, expected to be plainclothes staff, were permitted to conduct voluntary exit interviews with voters outside polling places. Minnesota Secretary of State Steve Simon said the state would send its own observers to monitor the federal personnel.

Hennepin County Attorney Mary Moriarty said her office was "fully prepared to protect and defend your right to vote," adding that any reports of threats, harassment or intimidation toward voters or election workers would be reviewed and prosecuted if appropriate.

Hennepin County Attorney Mary Moriarty said her office was "fully prepared to protect and defend your right to vote," adding that any reports of threats, harassment or intimidation toward voters or election workers would be reviewed and prosecuted if appropriate.

The DOJ had previously deployed election monitors to Minnesota during the 2020, 2022 and 2024 federal election cycles. By the 2026 primary season, the agency had dispatched more than 50 monitors across seven counties nationwide.

The DOJ had previously deployed election monitors to Minnesota during the 2020, 2022 and 2024 federal election cycles. By the 2026 primary season, the agency had dispatched more than 50 monitors across seven counties nationwide.

Minnesota Secretary of State Steve Simon's office reported 206,196 accepted absentee and mail ballots as of the morning before the Aug. 11 primary — the highest such total before a non-presidential-year primary in the state's history.

Minnesota Secretary of State Steve Simon's office reported 206,196 accepted absentee and mail ballots as of the morning before the Aug. 11 primary — the highest such total before a non-presidential-year primary in the state's history.

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