United States v. Maryland Secretary of State Demarinis

The Department of Justice sues Maryland because of the state's refusal to turn over sensitive voter data.

On December 2, 2025, the U.S. Department of Justice filed a lawsuit against the state of Maryland alleging that the state has failed to provide information about voter list maintenance procedures and electronic copies of statewide voter rolls. The lawsuit alleges that Maryland and its State Administrator of Elections Jared DeMarinis violated the Civil Rights Act of 1960 by refusing to produce a current unredacted electronic copy of the state’s voter registration list. Maryland expressed concerns over the rights and privacy of its citizens after the Department of Justice demanded unredacted voter list data, which would contain personally identifiable information such as partial Social Security numbers.

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