It also details how they are being fought by states, election officials and voting advocates. DHS has sent letters to election officials in six states seeking their full, unredacted voter files, while DOJ has sued North Carolina and Orange County, California to obtain such access. Meanwhile, his administration has unsuccessfully pressured Colorado to release Tina Peters, a former election clerk convicted of illegally providing access to voting systems to a Trump ally after the 2020 election. He also pressured local election officials in Wayne County, Michigan, to refuse to certify the county’s results. Griffith’s allegations mirror some of those raised by the Trump administration in its pursuit of state voter files.
