Judge dismisses DOJ lawsuit seeking Michigan's voter roll data
A federal judge Tuesday shut down the Justice Department’s efforts to obtain personal voter information from elections officials in Michigan, the third time a court has tossed a lawsuit by the Trump administration in its efforts to obtain voter registration lists from the states.
U.S. District Judge Hala Jarbou, the chief judge for U.S. District Court for the Western District of Michigan, granted a request from Michigan officials, including Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson, to dismiss the Justice Department lawsuit.
In a 23-page order, Jarbou said federal voting laws cited by the Justice Department do not require the state to turn over the voter information. The Justice Department cited the Help America Vote Act, the National Voter Registration Act and the Civil Rights Act in its lawsuit.
Jarbou, a Trump appointee, wrote: “As explained below, the Court concludes that (1) HAVA does not require the disclosure of any records, (2) the NVRA does not require the disclosure of voter registration lists because they are not records concerning the implementation of list maintenance procedures, and (3) the CRA does not require the disclosure of voter registration lists because they are not documents that come into the possession of election officials.”
The Justice Department did not immediately respond to a request for comment on the ruling.
https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/elections/judge-dismisses-doj-lawsuit-seeking-michigan-voter-roll-data-rcna258465
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