ANNAPOLIS, Md. — The United States is suing Maryland's top election official for access to an unredacted version of the most recent state voter roll.

In a complaint filed Monday, the Justice Department alleges that it requested a "current electronic copy of its computerized statewide voter registration list, containing 'all fields.'"

This would include voters' full names, birthdates, home addresses, state driver's license numbers, or the last four digits of their Social Security numbers.

Attorney General Pam Bondi made the request of the Administrator of the State Board of Elections, Jared DeMarinis, in mid-July.

According to the court filing, DeMarinis refused, "directing the Department to a website where 'copies of publicly available data in the statewide voter registration list' are

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