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SPRINGFIELD - The Justice Department has asked a federal judge to force Illinois state election officials to turn over full copies of the state's list of registered voters.

Illinois was one of four government bodies sued by the U.S. Justice Department for unredacted copies of voter rolls. Also sued were the states of Wisconsin and Georgia and Washington, D.C.

The DOJ's Illinois election lawsuit aims to access unredacted voter registration data to uphold federal laws on election integrity.

The DOJ's lawsuit against Illinois is the 22nd of similar litigation that the Trump administration has launched to gain access to voter registration data, as part of efforts to root out illegal voting.

The Justice Department says it's about preventing "vote dilution," but privacy advocates argue the effort could eventually be used to disenfranchise people.

The U.S. Department of Justice has sued Illinois for not turning over voter data requested by the Trump administration.

The lawsuit, which was filed in U.S. District Court in Springfield, makes Illinois at least the 19th state to be sued for such information.

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