articleThe Brief The Justice Department is suing Oregon Maine for not providing voter registration data to the agency. Justice Department officials contend that the information it's requesting from states is to ensure state officials are following election laws. The Department of Justice is suing Oregon and Maine because the states failed to submit voter registration lists as part of a move to obtain voter data. Maine and Oregon respond to the Justice DepartmentThe other side:Officials from Maine and Oregon responded to the DOJ’s voter data requests through statements obtained by the Associated Press. The Source: Information for this story was provided by the Associated Press, which received comments from Maine and Oregon officials about the DOJ’s voter data request.