Federal Judge Rejects DOJ’s Request for Michigan Voter Data

The Justice Department has filed more than 20 lawsuits in states requesting voter information.

Voters take to the ballots outside of Farmington, Michigan, on Oct. 26, 2024. John Fredricks/The Epoch Times

A federal judge on Tuesday dismissed the Department of Justice’s (DOJ’s) lawsuit to obtain Michigan’s voter rolls, stating in her ruling that the department is not authorized to have the information.

The DOJ in September 2025 filed a lawsuit against the state after Michigan Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson, a Democrat, said she would not provide voter list maintenance information and the state’s voter registration list to the government.