A voter fills out their ballot in the voting booths at Merrill Auditorium in Portland, Maine. Brianna Soukup/Portland Portland Press Herald/Getty Images/File

The Justice Department said Tuesday that is suing two states over their refusal to turn over complete voters rolls to the Trump administration – escalating a conflict between the federal government and some state election officials that has been building for months.

Harmeet Dhillon, who oversees the Justice Department’s Civil Rights Division, announced the legal action against Maine and Oregon.

“States simply cannot pick and choose which federal laws they will comply with, including our voting laws, which ensure that all American citizens have equal access to the ballot in federal elections,” Dhillon said in a statement. “Ameri

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