Federal judge dismisses DOJ lawsuit seeking Georgia voter rolls

Published September 30, 2026 10:22pm ET



A federal judge on Wednesday dismissed a Department of Justice lawsuit seeking Georgia’s complete voter rolls, marking the department’s 26th court defeat in its nationwide campaign to obtain sensitive voter information.

U.S. District Judge Victoria Marie Calvert, an appointee of former President Joe Biden, ruled that federal law did not override Georgia’s voter privacy protections. The lawsuit against Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger, a Republican, sought voters’ full birthdates, driver’s license numbers, and partial Social Security numbers.

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