The BriefThe U.S. Department of Justice is suing Washington and five other states for not providing voter registration data.Washington's Secretary of State refused to release the state's voter data without the DOJ's explanation of its intended use.

The Office of the Secretary of State has officially certified the results of the November 2025 General Election.

The Trump administration has filed a federal lawsuit against Secretary of State Steve Hobbs to compel the state to turn over information about Washington voters, including names, dates of birth, addresses and either a driver’s license number or the last four digits of their Social Security number as part of the White House’s crackdown on electoral systems around the country.

The Department of Justice on Tuesday sued Washington’s secretary of state over his refusal to provide personal information contained in the state’s voter rolls.

The Department of Justice says Washington Secretary of State Steve Hobbs rejected a September request for an unredacted electronic copy of Washington’s statewide voter registration list —

Washington Secretary of State Steve Hobbs refused to provide federal officials access to the state’s voter registration list to assess compliance with election laws, the US Department of Justice said in a lawsuit Tuesday.

The state would be required to provide its full voter list, including protected personal data, for federal inspection, copying, and analysis.

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The U.S. Department of Justice filed a lawsuit Tuesday alleging Washington Secretary of State Steve Hobbs violated federal law by refusing to turn over statewide voter registration records.