Judge dismisses DOJ suit over Utah voter rolls

Judge David Barlow dismissed with prejudice the Justice Department's lawsuit seeking Utah's complete, unredacted voter database, barring the same claim from being refiled. He ruled that the Civil Rights Act does not entitle the attorney general to the records and that Utah's voter roll is not a record that comes into the lieutenant governor's possession under the law. The database sought included voters' addresses, birth dates, driver's license numbers and partial Social Security numbers. Lt. Gov. Deidre Henderson said she could not legally disclose the information and had offered publicly available voter lists instead. CONTESTED: No outlet in the record disputes the dismissal, the Civil Rights Act holding, the possession finding, the data types sought, or Henderson's stated offer and refusal. The wire summary states the ruling adds to the Justice Department's losses in similar efforts around the country. Federal election monitors are expected in Utah, with officials saying that deployment is unrelated to the dispute. Further steps beyond the with-prejudice bar are not detailed in the record.