The Democratic National Committee (DNC) sued the Department of Justice, seeking records about any plans to seize ballots, voting machines or other election materials before the 2026 midterms are certified.
“Seizure of cast ballots or other voting system components before certification would threaten the security, transparency, and ultimate validity of an election,” the DNC wrote. “Seizure of lawfully cast ballots prior to certification would violate voters’ First Amendment rights.”
The lawsuit is rooted in the FBI’s January raid on the Fulton County Election Hub and Operation Center in Georgia, where agents seized more than 600 boxes of records from the 2020 presidential election under a federal search warrant.
Fulton County, which includes most of Atlanta, was a central target of President Donald Trump’s false claims that the 2020 election was stolen.
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