1. United States
2. Utah
3. Letter

I am writing to express my strong support for Lt. Gov. Deidre Henderson's decision to refuse the Department of Justice's demand for Utah's complete voter registration database containing Social Security numbers, birth dates, and driver license information. I urge you to stand with her in protecting the privacy rights of Utah's 2.1 million registered voters. The DOJ's lawsuit against Utah and four other states represents a dangerous federal overreach that forces citizens to choose between their constitutional right to privacy and their right to vote. Federal judges have already dismissed similar lawsuits in California, Georgia, Oregon, and Michigan, with the California court explicitly ruling that voters should not face this impossible choice. Lt. Gov. Henderson has demonstrated that Utah's voter rolls are properly maintained. Her office's most recent review of the entire database found only one noncitizen registered among 2.1 million records. Over the previous two years, only four noncitizens were identified, and all were removed. These numbers prove that Utah does not need federal intervention to maintain accurate voter rolls. The version of voter data that Henderson provided to the DOJ is the same version available to political parties and excludes sensitive personal information. Critically, it also protects law enforcement officers and domestic violence victims whose information is legally withheld for their safety. Releasing the complete database would put these vulnerable Utahns at risk. Neither state nor federal law entitles the DOJ to collect private information on law-abiding citizens. The administration has now sued 29 states total, demonstrating this is not about election integrity but about federal control over state election systems. Utah has proven its voter rolls are clean without surrendering citizens' private data. I ask that you publicly support Lt. Gov. Henderson's position and oppose any legislative efforts to undermine her authority to protect Utah voters' privacy rights.