Justice Department Sues Fulton County and Four States Over 2020 Election Ballots
The U.S. Department of Justice's Civil Rights Division has filed a lawsuit against Fulton County, Georgia, seeking access to voting records from the 2020 presidential election. This legal action follows an October subpoena demanding ballots and related election materials from Fulton County, which has not been responded to by the county clerk's office. Additionally, the Justice Department has filed lawsuits against Colorado, Hawaii, Massachusetts, and Nevada, accusing these states of failing to provide statewide voter registration lists upon request. The lawsuits are part of a broader effort by the administration to secure elections, with the department arguing that failing to fulfill these requests violates federal law. The lawsuits have raised concerns about how the administration plans to use the voter data, which includes sensitive information such as names, dates of birth, residential addresses, driver's license numbers, and partial Social Security numbers.