DOJ sues Idaho for voter rolls containing partial SSNs marking 30th state in national campaign

The Justice Department's Civil Rights Division sues Idaho Secretary of State Phil McGrane for refusing to hand over the state's complete voter registration database, including partial Social Security numbers and driver's license numbers. The lawsuit, the 30th DOJ action against states for voter data, invokes the Civil Rights Act of 1960 and NVRA. McGrane, a Republican, reversed his earlier willingness to cooperate in February 2026, citing Idaho state privacy law and arguing there is "no clear legal duty" to provide partial SSNs to the federal government.