Larson Statement on Court Decision Blocking Trump Administration Access to Connecticut Voter Records
East Hartford, CT – Today, Rep. John B. Larson (CT-01) released the following statement applauding the dismissal of the Trump Department of Justice’s (DOJ) lawsuit against the State of Connecticut, in their attempt to access the state’s sensitive voter records. This is the sixteenth time federal judges have ruled against the administration’s push to obtain state election data.
“Secretary Thomas and Attorney General Tong showed us how you stand up to a bully and win,” said Larson. “The Trump Administration has proven time and time again that they cannot be trusted with the American people’s sensitive records. Citizens in other states have already been purged from the voter rolls because of their illegal election interference. We must never let that happen in Connecticut. If last night was any indication, the President’s push to take over our elections is far from over. He’d rather promote debunked election lies, than do anything to lower costs for the American people. His SAVE Act would not only make it harder for women, people of color, and even our troops, to cast their ballots—it would force states to hand over your voting records to Trump’s lackeys. I will continue to defend your right to vote from these attacks and safeguard your privacy from his administration’s potentially criminal misuse of confidential records.”
Rep. Larson has voted against the SAVE Act three times and continues to oppose any effort to make it harder for citizens to cast their ballots. He spoke out against the Trump Administration’s lawsuit against Connecticut in February—and has led efforts to stop the President’s attempts to weaponize federal agencies as part of a national election takeover, including the Social Security Administration (SSA), U.S. Postal Service (USPS), and U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE). Trump’s voter purge database has already been struck down in court, and his DOJ has so far lost every case it has brought to obtain Americans’ voter records.
He introduced the Stop ICE Election Militarization Act to prevent the federal government from deploying immigration enforcement to the polls, a Resolution of Inquiry probing illegal election interference efforts at the Social Security Administration, and joined Rep. Joyce Beatty (OH-03) to introduce the Voter Purge Protection Act, which would put protections into federal law to prevent anyone from improperly removing an eligible voter from the rolls.