Electoral systems

DOJ Loses Bid for Arizona Voter Registration Data

Is the DOJ's push for a national voter database a constitutional safeguard or an unconstitutional power grab?

Published APR 29

DOJ Loses Bid for Arizona Voter Registration Data

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Above: Ballots inside the Maricopa County Tabulation and Election Center on Nov. 5, 2024, in Phoenix. Image credit: Patrick T. Fallon/AFP/Getty Images

The Spin

Democratic narrative

This case proves again that the DOJ's push to build a national voter database is an unconstitutional power grab. Courts nationwide have repeatedly shut down the government's efforts, finding that the DOJ has failed to justify its demands and couldn't be trusted to protect sensitive data. Handing confidential voter files to private contractors with no safeguards is a direct threat to election integrity.

Brennan Center for Justice Citizensforethics

Republican narrative

Activist judges are putting the country's elections at risk. Dirty voter rolls are a real threat to election integrity, and the DOJ is simply enforcing federal law by demanding states clean them up. States like Maine and Oregon have repeatedly shared data with a partisan private organization while stonewalling legally mandated federal oversight. Blocking the DOJ means blocking accountability.

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