The Department of Justice announced Friday it has filed federal lawsuits against four states, which were all accused of election law violations.
According to a press release from the DOJ Office of Public Affairs, the suits target Colorado, Hawaii, Massachusetts, and Nevada.
The department says the states failed to produce their statewide voter registration lists upon request.
The filings bring the Justice Department’s nationwide total of such lawsuits to 18, the release said.
In addition to the four states, the Civil Rights Division is suing officials in Fulton County, Georgia.
The lawsuit against Fulton County seeks records related to the 2020 election.
The DOJ said the actions are being handled by its Civil Rights Division.
Assistant Attorney General Harmeet K. Dhillon addressed the lawsuits in
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