The Trump administration has filed lawsuits in nearly all 50 states to gain access to detailed voter registration data. The Justice Department claims this information is necessary to ensure states are following federal voting laws, such as the Help America Vote Act and the National Voter Registration Act. Last year, the administration sent letters to most states requesting unredacted electronic copies of their voter rolls, which include personal details like birthdates, addresses, partial Social Security numbers, and driver’s license numbers. While some states have made limited voter data available to the public, many have refused to provide full, unredacted lists. In response, the Justice Department has filed lawsuits against 30 states and the District of Columbia to force the release of the data. However, the administration has lost 25 of these cases so far. Federal judges have ruled against the Justice Department in states including Arizona, California, Colorado, and New York, among others. Some cases have been resolved in different ways. A federal judge dismissed the initial lawsuit against Georgia because it was filed in the wrong court, and the administration has since refiled it. The Justice Department also dropped its case against Oklahoma after the state agreed to provide its voter registration list. Currently, pending cases remain in Delaware, Georgia, Hawaii, Idaho, and Utah. The administration has appealed most of the court decisions against it, but one appeals court, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 6th Circuit, recently upheld a lower court’s rejection of the effort to obtain Michigan’s voter rolls. These legal efforts are part of the Trump administration’s broader strategy to exert more influence over federal elections. President Trump has signed two executive orders related to voting, though both have been blocked by courts. One would require proof of citizenship to register to vote, while the other aims to tighten mail-in voting rules and create a centralized list of eligible voters. Trump has also pushed for the SAVE America Act, which would reduce mail-in voting and impose new voter ID requirements. He has criticized mail-in voting, claiming it leads to fraud, and has alleged that noncitizens vote in some states, despite such actions being illegal.