Justice Department directs states to hold on to 2024 election records as it seeks their voter data
The Trump administration is ordering officials in more than two dozen states to preserve records from the 2024 election. It is part of a campaign to force states to turn over detailed voter records despite repeated court losses. The Justice Department has sent letters to 29 states and the District of Columbia instructing election officials not to destroy the records.
SEPT. 17, 2026










