Law does not give DOJ ‘general auditing power’ over state election officialsSpringfield – A federal judge ruled late Friday that Illinois is not required to hand over its complete, unredacted voter registration data, including sensitive personal information, to the Trump administration. She found that the Civil Rights Act of 1960 does not give the U.S. attorney general “general auditing power” to demand voter data. No court has yet ruled in favor of the administration’s demand for voter data. Demand for dataThe Justice Department began demanding access to states’ unredacted voter registration rolls shortly after President Donald Trump took office for a second term in 2025. “Congress did not confer a general auditing power to the DOJ over state election officials,” she wrote.