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Attorney General Pam Bondi As an effort by the Trump administration to violate federal election laws, Department of Justice (DOJ) officials were directed to investigate election practice nationwide.
The Department of Justice’s civil rights department is largely leading the effort, which involves seeking information from states about their electoral practices and voter registration lists, sometimes referred to as “vote Rolls,” and emphasizes the identification of any non-citizens on them.
“Election integrity starts with clean voters Rolls-Royce. It’s the basis for a safe election,” a source told Fox News. “There are several states’ culture of violations that has not made their role renewal.
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Attorney General Pam Bondi and President Donald Trump made a Supreme Court decision on June 27, 2025 in the White House Briefing Room in Washington, D.C. (Joe Raedle/Getty Images)
Some states, like Wisconsin and Utahthey shared recent election-related deals with the Justice Department on their state website. New Hampshire Republican Secretary of State rejected Require To provide the Justice Department with a statewide database of voters, it says the law does not allow the state to do so.
The department sent more unusual letters of demand to numerous local election offices in California, requesting extensive personal data about any non-citizen who ended up on the voter registration list.
At least one recipient, Orange County, resisted Requireremind the Ministry of Justice to prosecute. The county’s attorney responded that county election officials were authorized under federal law to reject sensitive information about voters.
A series of activities stemmed from an executive order signed by Trump in March, tasking the Attorney General to coordinate election integrity with states, a top priority he has been since the 2020 election. Trump ordered the Justice Department to review how states manage their voter registration lists, sign information sharing agreements with states to prosecute election-related crimes to aid states, and punish uncooperative countries where possible.
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An election worker took the vote from the envelope on Election Day in Phoenix, Arizona, to calculate and check the pages within the Maricopa County List and Election Center (MCTEC). (Patrick T. Fallon/AFP via Getty Images)
Several Democratic states sued the order, and a federal judge in Massachusetts temporarily blocked parts of the region, saying “the constitution does not grant any specific powers to the president in the election.” The Justice Department is launching a ruling.
senator Dick DurbinD-ill. The blow-up of the Justice Department’s efforts show that they are designed to hinder the voting ability of racial minorities.
“These efforts made to combat fraud will endanger people of color, low-income communities and active-duty military personnel,” Dubin said.
Trump has often expressed dissatisfaction with voter fraud, saying it is widespread and illegal immigrants are voting, but there is little evidence to support these claims.
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Although states have identified non-citizens of voters Rolls-Royce and removed them as part of the regular voter list maintenance, they rarely find that they have votes. “The existing safeguards are broadly effective”, a center for election innovation and research analyze Recently discovered.
Last October, Chinese national Allegedly voted in the 2024 election in Michigan. The suspect, a student at the University of Michigan who lives in the country legally, uses his student identification information and other data to fill out the voter registration form for the day. He was charged with voter fraud and perjury.
