Utah questions DOJ’s sweeping requests for voter data after handing over public information

Published August 1, 2025 1:53pm ET



Utah ​​Lt. Gov. Deidre Henderson declined to fully comply with the Justice Department’s request for certain information related to the state’s voter rolls, arguing that she sees no legal justification for handing over “the personal identifying information of 2.1 million Utah voters.” 

In July, DOJ officials sent Henderson a letter containing an expansive list of requests for voter information, such as Utah’s full computerized statewide voter registration list containing all fields of data in the list, including sensitive or private information like Social Security numbers and birthdates not released to the public. The Justice Department also requested statistical data on the number of voters removed from the rolls for specific reasons, such as inactivity, being non‑citizens, felony convictions, or other causes.

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