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Trump’s Justice Department Seeks Voter Rolls From Michigan, a Key Battleground
ILLINOIS, JUL 22 – The DOJ supports Judicial Watch's lawsuit demanding Illinois comply with federal law after only 100 voter registrations were removed from nearly 1 million in two years, officials said.
- The Department of Justice filed a `statement of interest` in Judicial Watch’s Illinois lawsuit, which was filed in 2023, to support enforcement of federal voter roll laws.
- The National Voter Registration Act mandates removal of ineligible voters after notification and elections, and the lawsuit demands Illinois bring its registration practices into compliance.
- The lawsuit notes only 100 removals among 980,089 voters in 23 counties over two years, the lawsuit argued that this is `absurdly small` and unreasonable.
- Following the DOJ’s move, Illinois now faces pressure to clean voter rolls, and Harmeet K. Dhillon emphasized the department will enforce maintenance vigorously.
- Next week, U.S. District Court Judge Sara L. Ellis set a hearing, and the DOJ's request mirrors efforts in about a dozen states ahead of the 2026 midterm elections.
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