DNC has now helped successfully block Trump DOJ’s lawsuits in Michigan, Oregon, and California

Yesterday, a federal court in Michigan dismissed the Trump DOJ’s attempt to access Michigan’s full voter registration database, which includes sensitive personal information like driver’s license numbers, Social Security numbers, and party affiliation. The DNC filed an Amicus Brief in this case, and this dismissal comes on the heels of similar DNC victories in Oregon and California earlier this year.

For months, the DNC has been fighting to stop the Trump administration’s attempts to obtain unredacted voter rolls, a ploy by Trump to develop a directory for his ongoing campaign of political retribution and create a national voter database. The DNC has filed amicus briefs in nearly a dozen states, including California, Oregon, and Michigan, to support each state’s response to the DOJ’s lawsuit. The DNC also sent warning letters to 11 states urging them against entering into agreements requiring them to send their unredacted voter files to the DOJ and to purge registered voters within 45 days, which would run roughshod over federal voter protections. 

DNC Litigation Director Dan Freeman issued the following statement: 

“With the support of the DNC, Michigan has joined Oregon and California in defeating the Trump Administration’s attempts to obtain sensitive personal information about American voters. President Trump and Attorney General Bondi want to create a federal voter database, but the Constitution puts the states in charge of elections. Progressive and conservative judges agree that the Justice Department cannot demand these files from the states. While we are confident states will continue winning these cases, we are not complacent. The DNC will continue defending voters across the country.”

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