{"id":172392,"date":"2025-08-03T09:05:14","date_gmt":"2025-08-03T13:05:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/valorguardians.com\/blog\/?p=172392"},"modified":"2025-08-02T18:02:03","modified_gmt":"2025-08-02T22:02:03","slug":"department-of-justice-investigating-voter-rolls-seeking-noncitizens","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.azuse.cloud\/?p=172392","title":{"rendered":"Department of Justice investigating voter rolls-Seeking noncitizens"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Pam Bondi, Attorney General, directed the Department of Justice to probe nationwide election actions. Specifically, Bondi wants voter rolls reviewed for the purpose of identifying noncitizens on state voter rolls. A DOJ official told Fox News that clean voter rolls are important for election integrity. The official further identified some states who had not complied with proper election law regarding who is allowed to vote.<\/p>\n

From Fox News:<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n

Some states, like Wisconsin and Utah, shared recent election-related correspondence they had with the DOJ on state websites. New Hampshire’s Republican secretary of state rejected a request to provide the DOJ with a statewide database of voters, saying laws do not allow the state to do that.<\/p>\n

The department sent more unusual demand letters to numerous local election offices in California, asking for extensive personal data about any noncitizens who ended up on voter registration lists.<\/p>\n

At least one of the recipients, Orange County, resisted the request, prompting the DOJ to sue. Attorneys for the county responded that county election officials were authorized under federal law to withhold sensitive information about voters.<\/p>\n

The flurry of activity stems from an executive order Trump signed in March tasking the attorney general with coordinating with states on election integrity, which has been a top priority for him since his 2020 election loss. Trump ordered the DOJ to review how states manage their voter registration lists, enter into information-sharing agreements with the states, aid states with prosecuting election-related crimes, and punish uncooperative states where possible.<\/p>\n

Several Democrat-led states sued over the order, and a federal judge in Massachusetts temporarily blocked parts of it, saying “the Constitution does not grant the President any specific powers over elections.” The DOJ is appealing the ruling.<\/p>\n

Sen. Dick Durbin, D-Ill., blasted the DOJ’s efforts, suggesting they were designed to hinder racial minorities’ ability to vote.<\/p>\n

“These efforts, made under the guise of combating fraud, will disproportionately endanger voters of color, low-income communities, and active-duty military personnel,” Durbin said.<\/p>\n

Trump has frequently voiced his grievances about voter fraud, saying it is widespread and that illegal immigrants are voting, but there is scant evidence to support those claims.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Additional Reading:<\/strong><\/p>\n

Oliver, A., & Spunt, D. (2025, August 2). DOJ targets noncitizens on voter rolls as part of Trump election integrity push. Fox News<\/em>. Link<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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