Los Angeles, CA — Last Friday, the League of Women Voters of California, League of Women Voters Orange Coast, and League of Women Voters of North Orange County (together, “the League”) filed a motion to intervene on behalf of voters in USA v. Page. The case was filed by the US Department of Justice against Orange County’s Registrar of Voters, and the League is seeking to join the case to protect the confidential data of all California voters and prevent its misuse.

In early June, the Department of Justice sent a request to the Orange County Registrar of Voters, seeking data and information on voter registrations that were canceled for failing to satisfy citizenship requirements for voting. The Registrar provided this information but redacted California driver’s license and identification card numbers, social security numbers, California Secretary of State-assigned voter identification numbers, language preferences, and images of registrants’ signatures, citing the need to follow state law. The Department of Justice responded by insisting on receiving all of this sensitive personal information unredacted. After the Registrar refused, the Department filed a federal lawsuit on June 25, 2025. 

This lawsuit is one of several filed around the country by the Department demanding confidential voter information, including a related case against California, USA v. Weber. Although this case is narrower in scope, it similarly threatens the disclosure of sensitive voter data.

“The League of Women Voters is proud to be standing up against these unlawful data requests by the US Department of Justice across the country,” said Marica Johnson, chief counsel for the League of Women Voters of the United States. “This is more than protecting voter privacy, it’s about protecting the fundamental right to vote by ensuring voters can register without the fear that their sensitive data will be jeopardized by federal overreach. The League will always stand up for voters.”

“The DOJ's demand for sensitive voter data not only threatens California voters’ privacy, it is a blatant attempt to stifle democratic participation in California and nationwide,” said Grayce Zelphin, senior attorney for the ACLU of Northern California.

“Californians deserve to know that their government is keeping their private information confidential when they register to vote,” said Jenny Farrell, executive director of the League of Women Voters of California. “The Department of Justice wants to put voter information at risk to target and prosecute people, and the League is determined not to let it happen."                               

“We are proud to fight for the privacy of our members and voters in Orange County, California," said Anne Stone, president of the League of Women Voters Orange Coast. “When voters register, they have the expectation that their private data, including license numbers and social security numbers, will be protected by state law. We are intervening to stand with the Registrar of Voters and defend the privacy of every voter in our county.”

“While this case is centered right here in our community, its ramifications are clear: it threatens every voter in California,” said Gerri McNenny, president of the League of Women Voters of North Orange County. “The League will not stand by and allow a dangerous federal overreach that will harm voters and threaten our democracy. We are eager to fight this case.”

The League of Women Voters of California, the League of Women Voters of Orange Coast, and the League of Women Voters of North Orange County are represented by the ACLU and the ACLU Foundations of Northern California and Southern California.       

Read the motion here.