Assistant Attorney General Harmeet Dhillon, who leads the Justice Department’s Civil Rights Division, announced new findings in the department’s nationwide effort to clean up voter rolls — revealing vulnerabilities in states’ election systems.
According to Dhillon, federal investigators have identified 260,000 dead individuals still listed on voter rolls across the country, along with thousands of registered noncitizens.
In a post on X Friday, she said the department’s review has already prompted major action.
Fourteen states have been sued for failing to comply with federal transparency requirements, while four others have voluntarily turned over voter data and begun cleanup efforts.
One of the most serious problem areas, Dhillon said, is North Carolina, where officials are removing more than 100,000 outdated or invalid registrations.