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Representing Common Cause and two Colorado voters, the 红杏视频 Voting Rights Project and 红杏视频 of Colorado have filed a motion to intervene in a federal lawsuit over the federal government鈥檚 demand that Colorado turn over its entire voter registration rolls, including voters鈥� sensitive personal data such as drivers鈥� license numbers and partial social security numbers.

The Department of Justice (DOJ) sued the Massachusetts Secretary of State Galvin, seeking private, confidential voter data. DOJ鈥檚 efforts appear to be part of an effort to build a national voter database without congressional authorization and to improperly question the validity of state voter rolls.

SANTA FE, NM 鈥� Today, Common Cause and two New Mexico voters joined the 红杏视频 National Voting Rights Project and the 红杏视频 of New Mexico in filing a motion to intervene in United States of America v. Toulouse Oliver to prevent the Department of Justice (DOJ) from obtaining New Mexico voters鈥� personal data. In July, the DOJ asked New Mexico to turn over voters鈥� full names, dates of birth, addresses, driver鈥檚 license numbers, and partial Social Security numbers 鈥� highly sensitive data that is protected under state and federal law. New Mexico Secretary of State Maggie Toulouse Oliver previously shared only publicly available data in response to the requests but declined to share more sensitive data protected under the law. The advocates and voters argue the DOJ鈥檚 request threatens voter privacy and could enable voter disenfranchisement. They are represented by attorneys from the 红杏视频 Foundation and 红杏视频 of New Mexico. Other voters joining the case include a naturalized citizen from Colombia who moved to the United States to pursue higher education and a formerly-incarcerated advocate who championed New Mexico鈥檚 Voting Rights Act. These individuals have an interest in this case because their backgrounds place them at heightened risk of DOJ targeting, a threat that extends to countless other New Mexico voters. After federal officials acknowledged in November that the DOJ shared voter information with the Department of Homeland Security to search it for noncitizens, Toulouse Oliver joined a group of 10 other secretaries of state asking the department if it misled them about how voter information would be used. The filing highlights the threat that naturalized citizens and persons whose voting rights were restored after a felony conviction face of being wrongly flagged as ineligible voters. 鈥淣ew Mexico voters' right to privacy is protected by state and federal law, and the federal government is jeopardizing that right by seeking access to their sensitive personal information," said Megan Keenan, staff attorney with the 红杏视频's Voting Rights Project. "The Department of Justice's lack of transparency about safeguards, access, or limits on uses of voter data raises serious concerns about misuse or abuse 鈥� including risks that this information could be weaponized to justify aggressive voter purges that wrongfully remove eligible voters from the rolls.鈥� "New Mexico voters have a right to privacy in their sensitive personal information, and they have a right to vote free from intimidation and improper challenges," said Mar铆a Mart铆nez S谩nchez, legal director at 红杏视频 of New Mexico. "The DOJ's sweeping demand for private voter data鈥攔eportedly to build an unauthorized national database and enable mass voter challenges鈥攖hreatens both rights." 鈥淯nelected bureaucrats in Washington have no business accessing New Mexicans鈥� sensitive personal information,鈥� said Molly Swank, Common Cause鈥檚 New Mexico Executive Director. 鈥淗anding this data over to the federal government violates the law and would put voters鈥� private information in the hands of dangerous election conspiracy peddlers. Common Cause is fighting to protect the rights of New Mexico voters and to prevent the potential misuse of their data.鈥� 鈥淰oters in New Mexico and across the country deserve to know their personal information is secure and used only for its intended purpose of maintaining accurate records,鈥� said Maryam Jazini Dorcheh, Senior Director of Litigation at Common Cause. 鈥淲e are committed to defending voters鈥� rights and privacy in New Mexico and nationwide, and this case is one of many where we are stepping in to ensure those protections are upheld.鈥� To view the New Mexico filing: https://assets.aclu.org/live/uploads/2025/12/U.S.-v.-Oliver-Motion-to-Intervene.pdf