DOJ Appeals Ruling Blocking Access to 6,600 New Jersey Voter Records
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Updated · POLITICO · Jul 30
DOJ Appeals Ruling Blocking Access to 6,600 New Jersey Voter Records
3 articles · Updated · POLITICO · Jul 30
Summary
Judge Zahid Quraishi ruled the Justice Department cannot force New Jersey to hand over unredacted voter rolls, adding his court to at least 16 district courts and one federal appeals court rejecting similar claims.
The department said it disagrees and will appeal, keeping alive a lawsuit filed in February as part of a broader Trump administration push against state election officials.
New Jersey's voter rolls drew fresh scrutiny after officials disclosed a Motor Vehicle Commission error let 6,600 noncitizens register between June 2023 and June 2024; about 400 later voted in at least one election.
Attorney General Jennifer Davenport called the decision another rejection of federal overreach, and a separate judge last week also denied the Republican National Committee access to state voter-roll data.