WASHINGTON, D.C.—The Justice Department’s Civil Rights Division announced today it has filed federal lawsuits against six states — Delaware, Maryland, New Mexico, Rhode Island, Vermont, and Washington — for failure to produce their statewide voter registration lists (VRL) upon request.

Steve Hobbs was named and sued in the suit in his official capacity as Secretary of State of the State of Washington as the chief state election official responsible for coordinating Washington’s responsibilities under federal election laws. The DOJ is demanding Secretary Hobbs to provide it with the current electronic copy of Washington’s computerized statewide VRL.

“Accurate voter rolls are the cornerstone of fair and free elections, and too many states have fallen into a pattern of noncompliance with ba

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