Oklahoma Attorney General Gentner Drummond announced that the state will hand over its voter registration data to the Department of Justice.
According to the settlement reached with the DOJ, Oklahoma will provide its statewide voter registration list in a manner that protects personal privacy. The DOJ will comply with the Privacy Act and use the copy of the list to assess Oklahoma’s compliance with election laws.
“In Oklahoma, we are committed to the integrity of our elections,” Drummond said in a statement. “The State of Oklahoma will cooperate with efforts to eliminate voter fraud and safeguard electoral processes in accordance with the law. We are committed to both election integrity and the protection of personal information.”
“This settlement is a positive step forward for election integrity,” said Assistant Attorney General Harmeet Dhillon of the DOJ’s Civil Rights Division. “Clean voter rolls are essential for there to be confidence in our elections and we commend Oklahoma for being a willing partner in that effort by producing the requested data.”
In February, the DOJ filed a lawsuit against Oklahoma, as well as Utah, Kentucky, West Virginia, and New Jersey, after the states failed to produce full voter registration rolls. “Accurate, well-maintained voter rolls are a requisite for the election integrity that the American people deserve,” Attorney General Pam Bondi said upon filing the lawsuit. “This latest series of litigation underscores that This Department of Justice is fulfilling its duty to ensure transparency, voter roll maintenance, and secure elections across the country.”
At the time of filing the February lawsuits, twenty-nine states faced such action.
