A Justice Department review of voter registration records has identified large numbers of deceased individuals and potential non-citizens listed on state rolls, according to federal officials.
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Assistant Attorney General for Civil Rights Harmeet Dhillon said federal reviews of voter registration systems have uncovered significant irregularities, including the presence of deceased individuals and individuals lacking verified citizenship on state voter rolls.
Speaking during an interview on “Sunday Morning Futures” with Maria Bartiromo, Dhillon outlined findings from a federal review of approximately 60 million voter records. “States are not in compliance, even those ones who want to. So, for the ones that we’ve run so far — 60 million records that we’ve run — we found at least 350,000 dead people currently on the voter rolls in those jurisdictions, and we’ve referred approximately 25,000 people with no citizenship records to [the Department of] Homeland Security to look at, you know, dig into that further and see the extent to which people voted,” she said.
Dhillon added, “I’m in touch with voting rights activists who are showing me information about people who have voted who are not American citizens. So the Left told us this never happens and it’s a myth, it definitely happened.”
The review comes as the Department of Justice has filed lawsuits against multiple states for failing to provide voter registration data. Federal officials cite legal authority under statutes including the National Voter Registration Act, the Help America Vote Act, and the Civil Rights Act of 1960, which grants the attorney general access to voting records for compliance oversight.
According to Dhillon, the department has initiated legal action against 29 states and the District of Columbia over access to voter rolls. “I’m suing 29 states and the District of Columbia for their refusal to give us the voter rolls to which the attorney general or the acting attorney general is entitled under the Civil Rights Act of 1960,” she said, noting that some lower court rulings have not favored the administration’s position.
“We’re expediting the appeals in these cases,” Dhillon said. “There’ll be an appeal in the Ninth Circuit [Court of Appeals] and the Sixth Circuit soon.”
Dhillon also referenced a recent case in Minnesota involving alleged non-citizen voting, stating, “Just recently, someone was indicted in Minnesota, of all places, for voting without being a citizen, and so I’ve sent a document request to them on that.” She further criticized the state’s voter verification procedures, citing its system that allows individuals to vouch for another person’s citizenship.
The legal disputes are unfolding alongside broader federal efforts to revise voter registration processes. Donald Trump signed an executive order in March 2025 directing the Election Assistance Commission to update national voter registration forms to include proof-of-citizenship requirements.
Federal officials say the ongoing litigation and data analysis are part of an effort to ensure that state election systems comply with federal laws governing voter eligibility and registration accuracy.
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