The Trump administration has filed a federal lawsuit against Secretary of State Steve Hobbs to compel the state to turn over information about Washington voters, including names, dates of birth, addresses and either a driver’s license number or the last four digits of their Social Security number as part of the White House’s crackdown on electoral systems around the country.

The Department of Justice announced similar lawsuits Tuesday against election officials in Maryland, Delaware, New Mexico, Rhode Island and Vermont.

According to the lawsuit, the DOJ is tasked with ensuring that states maintain proper voter registration and voter list maintenance programs. The lawsuits claim that under the Civil Rights Act of 1960, Attorney General Pam Bondi can demand the production, inspection and

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