DOJ orders Amore to preserve 2024 election records in ongoing voter data fight

By: Christopher Shea

Outlets: Rhode Island Current

Published: September 16, 2026

Words: 476

Last Updated: 1 day, 19 hours ago

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Rhode Island Secretary of State Gregg Amore is facing another demand from the Trump administration to provide the state’s voter data, this time to preserve all documents related to the 2024 election.

In a Sept. 4 letter, the U.S. Department of Justice directed Amore not to destroy records from the 2024 election because he is “under investigation and ongoing litigation” over his compliance with federal election laws.

“Your failure to preserve relevant data …

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