Indiana’s top election official says his office is ‘reviewing’ DOJ request for sensitive voter information

In recent months, the U.S. Department of Justice has sent letters to more than a dozen states requesting access to sensitive voter information, including voter rolls.

Voter rolls are lists of registered voters that are eligible to cast ballots in upcoming elections.

They can also contain information about the voter — including date of birth, current address and the elections they cast ballots.

Read More: DOJ plans to ask all states for detailed voting info.

Indiana Secretary of State Diego Morales said his office has received a letter. But it is currently in the middle of the review process and has not sent anything to the DOJ yet.

“Obviously I’m not an attorney,” he said. “But my general counsel is an attorney, and he’s reviewing the legal way, the legalities, what can we submit, what we cannot.”

The DOJ told a national association of election officials it intended to contact all 50 states to seek voting and election information. States including Minnesota, New Hampshire and Wisconsin have, so far, declined to release full voter lists.

The nationwide DOJ requests come after President Donald Trump ordered Attorney General Pam Bondi to investigate state officials for alleged election crimes.

Thomas Ouellette is our reporter and producer.  Contact him at thomas.ouellette@bsu.edu