Justice Department sues Georgia for voting records

(The Center Square) – The U.S. Department of Justice is suing Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger for access to the state’s voter rolls.

The Justice Department said information provided by Raffensperger’s office did not include all of the information requested, including the voter’s full name, date of birth, residential address, state driver’s license number or the last four digits of their Social Security number.

Raffensperger said he shared the state’s maintenance practices and public voter roll data with the Justice Department on Dec. 8.

“Georgia has the cleanest voter rolls in the country because we verify citizenship through the federal SAVE database, use SSA data to remove dead voters, and share data with other states to identify and remove voters who have moved,” Raffensperger said in a statement. “We look forward to working together to eliminate the federal barriers that prevent even cleaner voter rolls. Hardworking Georgians can rest easy knowing this data was shared strictly in accordance wit...