Months of unprecedented actions signal that the Trump administration is pursuing a concerted strategy to undermine the next election. One part of that effort is an ongoing attempt to collect voter files from many states.

In May, the Justice Department began demanding copies of states’ voter registration databases, including sensitive information such as driver’s license numbers and the last four digits of voters’ Social Security numbers. It has been publicly reported that the DOJ has requested information or meetings about election administration from at least 33 states, and it has asked at least 27 of those states for copies of their voter registration lists. The actual number of requests may be higher. The Brennan Center is using public reporting to track the DOJ’s requests and st

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