A student casts her vote at a polling place on the University of Nebraska-Lincoln campus on Tuesday, Nov. 5, 2024. An area of the Nebraska Union was converted into a polling site for voters with addresses near campus, most of whom are students. (Naomi Delkamiller/Nebraska News Service)

LINCOLN — A voting advocacy group has sued to block Nebraska’s secretary of state from sharing voter registration data with the U.S. Department of Justice.

The lawsuit from Common Cause Nebraska seeks an injunction to stop Secretary of State Bob Evnen from providing data to the DOJ. Federal officials have asked states for names, dates of birth, driver’s license numbers and the last four digits of voters’ Social Security numbers, saying they want the information to ensure accurate voter registration rolls.

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