The DOJ filed suit Thursday in federal court in Springfield seeking access to Illinois’ voter rolls, making Illinois at least the 19th state sued as the federal government enforces voter list maintenance laws under the National Voter Registration Act and the Help America Vote Act.

Illinois was one of four government bodies sued by the U.S. Justice Department for unredacted copies of voter rolls. Also sued were the states of Wisconsin and Georgia and Washington, D.C.

The Justice Department says it's about preventing "vote dilution," but privacy advocates argue the effort could eventually be used to disenfranchise people.

The DOJ's lawsuit against Illinois is the 22nd of similar litigation that the Trump administration has launched to gain access to voter registration data, as part of efforts to root out illegal voting.

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SPRINGFIELD, Ill. — The U.S. Department of Justice filed suit Thursday against the state of Illinois seeking access to its complete, unredacted voter registration database, including sensitive personal data such as dates of birth, driver’s license numbers and partial Social Security numbers.

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