Alaska Sued Over Voter Data Handover to DOJ

0:00A fresh lawsuit just dropped against Alaska's division of elections, accusing them of unconstitutionally handing over unredacted voter data to the U.S. Department of Justice. The ACLU of Alaska teamed up with Epic and their Voting Rights Project to file it on behalf of the League of Women Voters of Alaska and the Alaska. Black Caucus. We're talking full lists with names, dates of birth, home addresses, and either driver's license numbers or the last four digits of Social Security. This all stems from last December 2025, when the state sent the complete eligible voter roles after a federal request linked to election. Laws. The DOJ first hit up lieutenant governor Nancy Dolls from back in July, leaning on the 1993 National Voter Registration Act that lets them inspect voter lists. Folks are fired up because protecting voter privacy should be straight nonpartisan. Lawmakers in Juneau, grilled state attorneys and election officials last month, who defended

1:00the move as complying with federal rules like the help. America vote act. The suit names Dollstrom and elections director Carol Beecher, claiming Beecher supposed to clean the voter list on DOJ orders and resubmit it in, 45 days, with no real process to fight removals. Alaska law only allows quick cancellations for death or felony convictions involving moral turpitude, so this allegedly trashes the state. Constitutions privacy clause, due process, and voting rights. Plaintiffs want the state to own up, push the DOJ to wipe all copies of the data and cover legal fees. No word yet from the division or Dollstrom, but this fights all about keeping Alaskan's voices safe at the ballot box. You've been listening to Anchorage News today, AI-powered local news.