Nebraska hands over sensitive voter data to DOJ during legal fight

[Omaha Steve]

Source: Nebraska Examiner

State’s top election official fulfilled his pledge; Nebraska Supreme Court weighs in next month
By: Juan Salinas II - February 12, 2026 5:49 pm Updated 8:02 pm

LINCOLN — Nebraska has handed over requested data to the U.S. Department of Justice, including parts that critics of the move have argued are potentially sensitive, the state’s top election official announced.

Nebraska Secretary of State Bob Evnen fulfilled his promise to give the federal government the data this week. Nebraska joins a handful of states that have given state voter data to the Justice Department.

So far, the Justice Department has requested voter data from 44 states and Washington, D.C., with plans to seek the information from all 50 states. A few GOP-led states have declined or not responded, citing privacy concerns. A majority of Democratic-run states have declined to turn over the information.

Federal officials have asked states for names, dates of birth, driver’s license numbers and the last four digits of voters’ Social Security numbers. The feds have said they want the information to help states ensure accurate voter registration rolls, based on reporting in other states.


Jovinci Villeda, 24, fills out his ballot at First Presbyterian Church on Nov. 5, 2024 in Lincoln, Neb. (Mac Johnson/Nebraska News Service)

Read more: https://nebraskaexaminer.com/2026/02/12/nebraska-hands-over-sensitive-voter-data-to-doj-during-legal-fight/

[SheltieLover]

1. How are you feeling, Steve?

[Omaha Steve]

3. Better than yesterday

I could hardly type last night.

[SheltieLover]

4. So glad you are feeling better.

So many people are sick with flu & covid.

Be well.

[OAITW r.2.0]

2. Red States may capitulate,,,I don;t think blue states will.

If Trump wants to game red states votes, that's not going to help him....at all.

[Skittles]

6. isn't it red states always warning about TYRANNY

WTF do they think THIS is?

[NBachers]

7. Quick, which saint said, "Isn't it time to get the government off the backs of the American People?"

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[Skittles]

9. that POS Ronald Reagan?

the results of his "trickle down" bullshit are showing big time now

[turbinetree]

5. Isn't that sweet of the state of Nebraska........and just think the house just passed a bill The Save Act..........

so I wonder how the women in the state will feel if it passes they have to bring a in birth certificate to vote...............and what's really nasty if that's the right term, they the state never asked the citizens in referendum how they felt about the issue.........they just go and do this.............and just think about the Native Americans...................

The SAVE Act would hurt Native voters

https://narf.org/save-act-hurts-native-voters/#:~:text=American%20Indian%2C%20Native%20Hawaiian%2C%20and,from%20their%20elections%20offices%20than

[sakabatou]

8. How soon until the data is leaked or sold off to some company?

[Skittles]

10. if it hasn't been already

yes indeed

[ProudMNDemocrat]

11. I have a number of friends living in Nebraska,

in the Lincoln, Omaha, and Bellview area who will NOT be happy now that their private information is in the hands of the Federal Government.

[mdbl]

12. The feds have said they want the information to help states ensure accurate voter registration rolls, based on reporting

They are too incompetent to even redact files. Why would anyone trust them to handle these things properly, or even professionally?

[CarolinaNC]

13. i also received the letter saying discrepancy in my voter information. Several other dem. women I know also rec'd.

i just contacted Gov. Stein's office in NC. Hopefully he declines the federal info.

[Mysterian]

14. You voted for a police state, Nebraska

Republicans will trash every freedom generations of Americans fought and died for.......because the angry people on TV told them to.