Where the Trump administration's lawsuits seeking voter data stand

The Trump administration has been seeking voter data from nearly all 50 states, with the goal of ensuring states comply with two federal voting laws. The administration has sent letters to most states, requesting unredacted electronic copies of their statewide voter registration lists, which include sensitive information about registered voters.

These lists contain voters' birthdates, addresses, partial Social Security numbers, and driver's license numbers. A number of states have turned over publicly available versions of their voter rolls, but have declined to provide their complete lists.

In response, the Justice Department has filed lawsuits against 30 states and the District of Columbia, seeking to force them to hand over the voter data. So far, the Trump administration has lost 27 of those cases.

Federal judges have rejected the Justice Department's lawsuits for unredacted voter rolls from several states, including Georgia, Oklahoma, Delaware, Hawaii, and Idaho. The Justice Department has appealed most of these decisions, but one appeals court, the US Court of Appeals for the 6th Circuit, has upheld a lower court decision rejecting the administration's attempt to obtain Michigan's voter rolls.

The Trump administration's efforts to gain access to states' unredacted voter registration lists are part of the president's broader efforts to exert more power over federal elections. Mr Trump has signed two executive orders aimed at US elections, though both have been blocked by the courts.

The first executive order would require documentary proof of citizenship in order to register to vote, while the second tightens the rules for mail-in voting and requires the Department of Homeland Security and US Postal Service to compile and maintain lists of US citizens who are eligible to vote. The president has also pushed Congress to enact a package of voting regulations called the SAVE America Act, which would significantly curtail mail-in voting and impose new voter ID requirements.

However, it is a federal crime for noncitizens to vote, and there is no evidence to support the president's claims that Democratic states allow noncitizens to vote. The Justice Department's lawsuits over voter rolls are ongoing, with several cases still pending.

The administration's efforts to gain access to states' voter data have been met with resistance from many states, which have argued that the information is not necessary to ensure compliance with federal voting laws.