WASHINGTON – The League of Women Voters CEO Celina Stewart, Esq., issued the following statement in response to the Department of Justice’s actions to gather data on voters ahead of next year’s midterm elections:   

“Voting officials and poll workers across the country have been the target of harassment and vitriol since the false claims of a stolen presidential election in 2020. The Department of Justice demanding state election officials share sensitive data on voters and have voting equipment inspected is another attempt to undermine the security of our elections. With every attempt to interfere in the constitutionally mandated election processes of states, our democracy weakens. 

“Make no mistake, these actions are intended to remove eligible voters based on the color of their skin or the language they speak, remove those who disagree with the administration's goals, and sow doubt about the integrity of our elections.  

“We must protect not only the practices that keep our elections free and fair, but also the people who sacrifice their time and energy to work at the polls, get voters registered, and carry out our democracy. 

“We condemn the Trump Administration’s continued abuse of power in this action to inappropriately target voter data.”

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