WASHINGTON — The requests have come in letters, emails and phone calls. The specifics vary, but the target is consistent: The U.S. Department of Justice is ramping up an effort to get voter data and other election information from the states.

Over the past three months, the department’s voting section has requested copies of voter registration lists from state election administrators in at least 15 states, according to an Associated Press tally. Of those, nine are Democrats, five are Republicans and one is a bipartisan commission.

What You Need To Know • The Justice Department is ramping up an effort to get election data from the states • According to an Associated Press tally, the department's voting section has requested copies of voter registration lists from state election admini

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