Judge dismisses Trump lawsuit seeking NJ voter data

The judge said federal law does not require New Jersey to provide the feds with its complete, unredacted voter list. The Trump administration said it will appeal.

By: Nikita Biryukov

Outlets: New Jersey Monitor

Published: July 29, 2026

Words: 567

Last Updated: 4 days, 22 hours ago

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A federal judge on Wednesday dismissed a Trump administration suit seeking New Jersey voters’ addresses, driver’s license numbers, birth dates, partial Social Security numbers, and a host of other private data.

District Court Judge Zahid Quraishi said a requirement in federal law that mandates election officials turn over some types of records to the federal Election Assistance Commission upon request does not extend to New Jersey’s digital voter registration system.

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