Many critical legal cases are making their way to the High Court bench. Another one just got added.
Because the U.S. Supreme Court was handed a lawsuit that is causing total calamity in Washington, D.C.
Trump Administration Battles for Secure Elections in North Carolina Lawsuit
The Trump administration is taking a new stand to protect the integrity of American elections, zeroing in on North Carolina with a lawsuit aimed at ensuring the state’s voter rolls comply with federal law. The move is a part of President Donald Trump’s commitment to safeguarding the electoral process, a cornerstone of his agenda to restore trust in the nation’s voting systems. By targeting what they see as lax oversight, the administration is sending a clear message: no state is above the law when it comes to election security.
The Department of Justice (DOJ) filed the lawsuit against North Carolina and its Board of Elections, as announced in a Tuesday press release. The complaint alleges that the state has failed to maintain accurate voter registration lists, violating the Help America Vote Act (HAVA). Specifically, the DOJ is demanding the removal of individuals from voter rolls who did not provide required identifying information, a step the administration views as essential to preventing fraud and ensuring only eligible voters cast ballots.
“Accurate voter registration rolls are critical to ensure that elections in North Carolina are conducted fairly, accurately, and without fraud,” Assistant Attorney General Harmeet Dhillon of the Justice Department’s Civil Rights Division said in a prepared statement. Her words reflect the administration’s laser focus on rooting out vulnerabilities in the electoral system, ensuring every vote counts and is cast legally.
The lawsuit points to North Carolina’s use of a state voter registration form that allegedly sidesteps HAVA’s requirement for voters to provide identifying information, such as the last four digits of a Social Security number or a driver’s license. According to the DOJ, voters who failed to submit this information were still added to the state’s voter rolls, with many reportedly remaining active. This oversight, the administration argues, opens the door to potential fraud and undermines public confidence in election outcomes.
“Upon information and belief there currently are a significant number of voters that do not have a driver’s license number, last four digits of a social security number, or any other identifying number, as required by Section 303 of HAVA, listed in North Carolina’s state voter registration file,” the lawsuit stated. “Those violations will continue absent relief from this Court.” The Trump administration is pushing for swift judicial action to correct these discrepancies, emphasizing that clean voter rolls are non-negotiable for secure elections.
🚨 #BREAKING: President Trump has just SUED the state of North Carolina for REFUSING to wipe ineligible voters off their rolls
Good start, but people should be ARRESTED for this!
Thom Tillis is particularly worried tonight. pic.twitter.com/4zugbsZwti
— Nick Sortor (@nicksortor) May 28, 2025
North Carolina’s Board of Elections has acknowledged the issue, with a spokesperson admitting shortcomings in compliance. “I was only recently notified of this action by the United States Department of Justice,” Sam Hayes, executive director of the State Board of Elections, said in a statement provided Wednesday to the Daily Caller News Foundation. “We are still reviewing the complaint, but the failure to collect the information required by HAVA has been well documented.” Hayes’ response suggests the state is aware of the problem, but the administration is not waiting for promises—it’s demanding action.
“Rest assured that I am committed to bringing North Carolina into compliance with federal law,” Hayes continued. Yet, the Trump administration’s lawsuit signals a lack of patience for delays, pushing for immediate reforms to ensure North Carolina’s voter rolls are scrubbed of ineligible entries before the next election cycle.
In March, President Trump signed the “Preserving and Protecting the Integrity of American Elections” executive order, a sweeping measure designed to enforce federal laws that guard against illegal voting, discrimination, and fraud. The order is a testament to the administration’s proactive approach, tackling potential weaknesses in the system head-on.
Further bolstering these efforts, the administration introduced a new tool in May through the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services. This feature allows state and local officials to verify U.S. citizenship by inputting Social Security numbers, a critical step in preventing non-citizens from voting. The Trump team sees this as a game-changer, ensuring that only American citizens participate in shaping the nation’s future.
The administration’s resolve extends to prosecuting those who violate election laws. Federal prosecutors have been relentless, targeting non-citizens who allegedly cast ballots in U.S. elections. In April, the DOJ charged two Ukrainian nationals—53-year-old Svitlana Demydenko and her 22-year-old daughter, Yelyzaveta Demydenko—with unlawfully voting in the 2024 presidential election. That same month, 45-year-old Iraqi national Akeel Abdul Jamiel faced accusations of participating in the 2020 presidential election, highlighting the administration’s vigilance.
Lina Maria Orovio-Hernandez, a 59-year-old illegal migrant in Boston, allegedly lived under a stolen identity for over 20 years, racking up $400,000 in ill-gotten benefits while voting in the 2024 election. The DOJ revealed she had been registered to vote since January 2023, a glaring example of the vulnerabilities the Trump administration is working to eliminate.
“The Department of Justice will not hesitate to file suit against jurisdictions that maintain inaccurate voter registration rolls in violation of federal voting laws,” Dhillon continued. Her statement encapsulates the administration’s no-nonsense approach, ensuring that states like North Carolina face consequences for failing to uphold election integrity.
