DOJ Sues Arizona, Connecticut for Failing to Hand Over Voter Rolls

The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) said on Jan. 6 that it is suing Arizona and Connecticut for allegedly failing to turn over their full voter registration rolls for federal inspection. The two new federal lawsuits, which say the two states are hindering federal oversight that is intended to stop election fraud and ensure voter lists accuracy, bring the department’s nationwide total to 23 states plus the District of Columbia. Before the most recent lawsuits were filed, the DOJ on Dec. 18, 2025, filed lawsuits against Georgia, Illinois, Wisconsin, and the District of Columbia, alleging they failed to produce voter registration lists upon request. Earlier the same month, the DOJ filed similar lawsuits against Delaware, Maryland, New Mexico, Rhode Island, Vermont, and Washington state, also for allegedly not producing the lists upon request....