On January 6, 2026, the U.S. Department of Justice filed a lawsuit against the state of Connecticut 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 Connecticut and its Secretary of State Stephanie Thomas violated the Civil Rights Act of 1960 by refusing to produce a current unredacted electronic copy of the state’s voter registration list. Secretary Thomas expressed concerns over the rights and privacy of the citizens of Connecticut after the Department of Justice demanded unredacted voter list data, which would contain personally identifiable information, such as partial Social Security numbers.

On July 17, 2026, the court dismissed the Department of Justice’s lawsuit against Connecticut for refusing to turn over an unredacted voter list containing every Connecticut voter’s private information.      

This lawsuit was an illegal attempt to disenfranchise Connecticut voters and today, the court shut it down. The Constitution is clear: the President does not control our elections and has no right to manipulate Connecticut voter rolls. Connecticut follows federal law and takes its obligations under federal law very seriously. We will not be bullied into handing over sensitive voter information just because Trump demands it.Attorney General William Tong