Civil Rights Act of 1960

A federal judge dismissed a lawsuit by the Justice Department seeking New Hampshire's detailed voter data, ruling the request violated the Civil Rights Act and Help America Vote Act. The dismissal adds to the Justice Department's losses in similar cases across 10 states, as they sought information including dates of birth, addresses, and driver’s license numbers to assess compliance with federal election laws.

A federal judge denied the Justice Department's request for New Hampshire's detailed voter data, ruling the request violated the Civil Rights Act of 1960 and the Help America Vote Act of 2002. The decision aligns with similar dismissals in nine other states, as the DOJ sought unredacted voter rolls to assess compliance with federal election laws, though critics argued the demand violated privacy protections.

The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals paused the U.S. Department of Justice’s appeal of a ruling blocking the Trump administration’s access to Arizona’s voter registration database until it rules on similar cases in California and Oregon. The DOJ requested the hold, arguing the legal issues in all three cases are identical and that resolving the California and Oregon appeals first would streamline proceedings.

The Trump administration will appeal a federal judge’s dismissal of its lawsuit against Arizona Secretary of State Adrian Fontes, who refused to provide an unredacted copy of Arizona’s voter registration database. Judge Susan Brnovich, appointed by President Donald Trump, ruled that the federal government has no right to the database and barred the case from being refiled with a different legal theory.