News Release

DOJ, DHS Fail to Respond to Request from 10 Secretaries of State; Statement from Secretary of State Jena Griswold

Denver, December 2, 2025 - U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi and Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem did not reply to a letter from 10 Secretaries of State seeking information on their collection and use of state voter roll data and whether they misled state officials. The letter, dated November 18, 2025, provided a December 1 deadline for response.

Colorado Secretary of State Jena Griswold has issued the following statement:

"The Trump Administration's requests for voter data are unprecedented. Americans deserve to know that when they register to vote, the Trump administration will not misuse their information. As Secretary of State, I will always fight for Colorado's voters and will continue to seek transparency from the Department of Justice, the Department of Homeland Security, and the Trump Administration."

The Department of Justice requested extensive voter data from various states earlier this year. Many states received requests for unredacted voter data, including sensitive voter information. Additionally, the Department of Homeland Security has provided inconsistent information to Secretaries regarding whether it had received voter data from the Department of Justice, and whether or how it would use that data.

The letter from Secretaries of State asked, in part:

• Whether the DOJ has shared or intends to share information from voter files with DHS or other federal agencies and, if so, why that was not communicated to impacted Secretaries of State.
• Whether any potential transfer of the data followed required data transfer protocol.
• Whether DHS continues to assert that they do not have and would not use voter data.

Letter signatories include:

• Colorado Secretary of State Jena Griswold
• Arizona Secretary of State Adrian Fontes
• California Secretary of State Shirley Weber
• Maine Secretary of State Shenna Bellows
• Minnesota Secretary of State Steve Simon
• Nevada Secretary of State Francisco Aguilar
• New Mexico Secretary of State Maggie Toulouse Oliver
• Oregon Secretary of State Tobias Read
• Vermont Secretary of State Sarah Copeland Hanzas
• Washington Secretary of State Steve Hobbs

Full letter sent by 10 Secretaries of State to Attorney General Pam Bondi and Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem (PDF)