密歇根州、俄勒冈州和加利福尼亚州联邦法官驳回特朗普政府获取选民部分社会保险号码和出生日期的要求
作者：阿什利·奥利弗 | 福克斯新闻
发布时间：2026年2月18日 美国东部时间上午6:00
特朗普政府称非公民可能出现在州选民名单上——这在联邦法律下是非法的——尽管联邦法院多次受挫，仍在2026年中期选举前升级获取登记数据的行动。
该策略在三个方面展开：共和党领导的州愿意分享选民数据，起诉约24个拒绝的蓝州和紫州，以及国会推动立法收紧全国投票要求。到目前为止，联邦法官拒绝了政府的法律要求，但随着选举日临近，司法部正扩大其行动。
保守组织”推进美国自由”的高级法律研究员汉斯·冯·斯帕科夫斯基表示，由于特朗普政府担心非公民在选民名单上并可能投票，选民名单在中期选举前成为核心焦点。非公民在联邦选举中投票是非法的。
“问题在于，像俄勒冈州这样的蓝州，他们对这类验证毫无兴趣，因此没有实际履行本应做的事情，即与国土安全部进行数据对比，”冯·斯帕科夫斯基告诉福克斯新闻数字版。
民主党人庆祝73,000名无有效ID的北卡罗来纳州选民仍在名单上
与会者聆听德克萨斯州共和党议员奇普·罗伊在国会大厦外的”只有公民投票”巴士之旅集会上的讲话，该集会倡导通过《SAVE法案》。华盛顿特区，2025年9月10日。（肯特·西村/盖蒂图片社）
司法部不仅要求公开的选民名单数据，还要求敏感信息，如选民部分社会保险号码和出生日期。
最新成功抵制司法部要求的州是密歇根州，州务卿乔斯林·本森表示，联邦政府无权获取700万选民的个人信息，除非是已公开的部分。
司法部援引《民权法案》、《帮助美国投票法》和《国家选民登记法》三项联邦法律，称有权获取机密信息。法官哈拉·贾布不同意这一说法。
“法院认定：(1)《帮助美国投票法》不要求披露任何记录；(2)《国家选民登记法》不要求披露选民登记名单，因为这些名单不属于与名单维护程序实施相关的记录；(3)《民权法案》不要求披露选民登记名单，因为这些名单不是选举官员获得的文件，”贾布（特朗普任命的法官）写道。
俄勒冈州和加利福尼亚州联邦法官也驳回了司法部的诉讼。司法部可能会上诉这些裁决。司法部发言人拒绝就本文置评。
但司法部得到了德克萨斯州、阿拉巴马州和密西西比州等红州的合作，这些州达成了《谅解备忘录》，向该部门移交了所需信息。
另一个策略是，总检察长帕姆·邦迪施压明尼苏达州民主党州长蒂姆·瓦尔兹，要求提供这个中西部战场州的选民名单，在警告信中称此举有助于缓解该州因联邦移民打击引发的动荡。
民主党人对这封信极为愤怒，并表示特朗普政府侵犯了各州自行管理选举的权利。
康涅狄格州民主党参议员克里斯·墨菲称这封信是”特朗普接管摇摆州选举的借口”，而州律师称其为”勒索信”。当时，司法部告诉福克斯新闻数字版，民主党人”无耻地谎称”这封信的目的。邦迪称，移交选民名单是明尼苏达州”恢复法律和秩序”的”简单步骤”之一。明尼苏达州的选民名单诉讼仍在等待中。
国会方面，《保护美国选民资格法案》将成为全国性要求，即登记选民必须提供亲自证明公民身份的文件，如出生证明或护照。该立法还要求在投票站使用照片ID。
该法案获得广泛的共和党支持。众议院上周通过了《SAVE法案》，甚至像缅因州共和党参议员苏珊·柯林斯这样的温和派也表示支持。然而，该法案在参议院仍处于停滞状态，因为需要60票才能通过，意味着几个民主党人必须支持它。目前，没有民主党人支持。
冯·斯帕科夫斯基指出，《SAVE法案》有一项关键条款，允许公民就该法案提起诉讼。
“在我看来，毫无疑问，如果《SAVE法案》通过，蓝州的选举官员可能会不愿意或拒绝执行公民身份证明要求，”冯·斯帕科夫斯基说。”《SAVE法案》规定了私人诉讼权，这意味着如果俄勒冈州的选举官员拒绝遵守，该州公民可以起诉他们。”
他表示，该私人诉讼权条款还将在民主党人接管下一届政府的司法部并拒绝执行《SAVE法案》时，为公民提供法律救济。
特朗普多次表示，非公民投票对选举诚信构成威胁，并敦促共和党议员收紧联邦要求。上周，他暗示如果国会不采取行动，将通过行政命令试图实施身份要求。
“这个问题必须立即解决，必须立即解决！”特朗普在Truth Social上写道。”如果我们无法在国会通过，有合法理由阻止这个骗局。我很快会以行政命令形式提出这些理由。”
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另一项更广泛的法案《让选举再次伟大法案》仍在众议院推进，通过的难度更大。
除了全国性的公民身份证明要求外，《MEGA法案》将终止普遍邮寄投票，取消排序选择投票，并禁止选举日后邮戳的选票被接受，这将使14个州和华盛顿特区的邮戳规则失效。
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Trump administration sues blue states over voter rolls cleanup efforts | Fox News
Federal judges in Michigan, Oregon and California reject Trump administration demands for voters’ partial Social Security numbers and birth dates
By Ashley Oliver | Fox News
Published February 18, 2026 6:00am EST
Arguing that noncitizens could be on state voter rolls — something that is illegal under federal law — the Trump administration is escalating its campaign to obtain registration data ahead of the 2026 midterms, despite a string of federal court setbacks.
The strategy has unfolded on three fronts: cooperation from Republican-led states willing to share voter data, lawsuits against roughly two dozen blue and purple states that have refused, and a legislative push in Congress to tighten national voting requirements. Federal judges have so far rebuffed the administration’s legal demands, but the Justice Department is widening its campaign as Election Day draws near.
Hans von Spakovsky, a senior legal fellow at the conservative group Advancing American Freedom, said voter rolls are a central focus ahead of the midterms because of the Trump administration’s concerns that noncitizens are on them and could end up voting. It is illegal for noncitizens to vote in federal elections.
“The problem is, blue states, like Oregon, they have no interest in that kind of verification, so they’re not actually doing what they ought to be doing, which is running data-based comparisons with the [Department of Homeland Security],” von Spakovsky told Fox News Digital.
DEMOCRATS CELEBRATE AS 73,000 NORTH CAROLINA VOTERS WITHOUT PROPER ID STAY ON ROLLS
Attendees listen as Rep. Chip Roy (R-Texas) speaks at an “Only Citizens Vote” bus tour rally advocating passage of the SAVE Act at Upper Senate Park outside the U.S. Capitol. Washington, District of Columbia, on Sept. 10, 2025.(Kent Nishimura/Getty Images)
The DOJ has made sweeping demands for not just publicly available voter roll data, but also sensitive information, such as voters’ partial Social Security numbers and dates of birth.
The latest state to successfully fight the DOJ’s request is Michigan, where Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson said the federal government was not entitled to its 7 million voters’ personal information beyond what was already available.
The DOJ cited three federal laws, the Civil Rights Act, the Help America Vote Act and the National Voter Registration Act, that it said gave the Trump administration the right to the confidential information. Judge Hala Jarbou disagreed.
Attorney General Pam Bondi looks on during a news conference.(Tom Williams/CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Images)
“The Court concludes that (1) HAVA does not require the disclosure of any records, (2) the NVRA does not require the disclosure of voter registration lists because they are not records concerning the implementation of list maintenance procedures, and (3) the CRA does not require the disclosure of voter registration lists because they are not documents that come into the possession of election officials,” Jarbou, a Trump appointee wrote.
Federal judges in Oregon and California have also thrown out the DOJ’s lawsuits. The DOJ could appeal the decisions. A department spokesperson declined to comment for this story.
But the DOJ has seen cooperation from red states, such as Texas, Alabama and Mississippi, who were among several to reach a “Memorandum of Understanding” that led the states to hand over the information the department wanted.
In another maneuver, Attorney General Pam Bondi pressured Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz, a Democrat, to provide the Midwest battleground’s voter rolls, saying in a warning letter that such action would help ease unrest in the state that stemmed from a federal immigration crackdown there.
Democrats were enraged by the letter and have argued the Trump administration is infringing on states’ rights to conduct their own elections.
Sen. Chris Murphy, D-Ct., argued the letter was a “pretext for Trump to take over elections in swing states,” while a state lawyer described the letter as a “ransom note.” The DOJ, at the time, told Fox News Digital Democrats were “shamelessly lying” about the letter’s purpose. Bondi said that handing over the voter rolls was among several “simple steps” Minnesota could take to “bring back law and order.” A lawsuit is still pending in Minnesota over the voter rolls.
In Congress, the Safeguard American Voter Eligibility Act would make it a national requirement that people registering to vote provide in-person proof of citizenship, such as birth certificates or passports. The legislation also includes a new national requirement for photo ID at the polls.
The bill has widespread Republican support. The House passed the SAVE Act last week, and even moderate Republican senators like Sen. Susan Collins, R-Me., have said they are on board with it. The bill is still stalled in the Senate, however, because it needs 60 votes to pass, meaning several Democrats would need to support it. Currently, none do.
Von Spakovsky noted that the SAVE Act had a key provision that would allow private citizens to bring lawsuits over it.
People participate in a protest against the Trump administration in front of the Capitol. Washington, District of Columbia, on Feb. 17, 2025.(Dominic Gwinn/Middle East Images/AFP via Getty Images)
“There’s no question in my mind that if the Save Act gets passed, there are election officials in blue states that will be reluctant to or may refuse to enforce the proof of citizenship requirement,” von Spakovsky said. “The Save Act provides a private right of action, so that means that citizens in Oregon could sue those election officials if they’re refusing to comply with the Save Act.”
He said the private right of action provision would also provide recourse for citizens if Democrats take over the DOJ in the next administration and refuse to enforce the SAVE Act.
Trump has repeatedly argued that noncitizen voting poses a threat to election integrity and has pressed Republican lawmakers to tighten federal requirements. Last week, he floated attempting to impose identification requirements through executive order if Congress does not act.
“This is an issue that must be fought, and must be fought, NOW!” Trump wrote on Truth Social. “If we can’t get it through Congress, there are Legal reasons why this SCAM is not permitted. I will be presenting them shortly, in the form of an Executive Order.”
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A much broader bill called the Make Elections Great Again Act is still moving through the House and faces a steeper uphill climb to passage.
In addition to national documented proof of citizenship requirement, the MEGA Act would end universal mail voting, eliminate ranked-choice voting and ban ballots postmarked by Election Day from being accepted after that day, which would outlaw postmark rules in 14 states and Washington, D.C.
Ashley Oliver is a reporter for Fox News Digital and FOX Business, covering the Justice Department and legal affairs. Email story tips to ashley.oliver@fox.com.
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