BUCKS COUNTY − September 29, 2025 − State Senator Steve Santarsiero (D-10) issued the following statement today in response to the United States Department of Justice filing a lawsuit against the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania for refusing to turn over sensitive personal data of every registered voter in the Commonwealth.
“Pennsylvania has successfully administered free and fair elections at the local, state and federal level since the power was first given to the states by the Founding Fathers. In an effort to continue to sow distrust in our electoral process the Federal Government, through the Department of Justice, is attempting to unconstitutionally collect private personal data on every registered voter in the Commonwealth. This is not the first time, and I suspect it will not be the last, that my colleagues and I have had to speak up to protect the personal private information of voters. Much the same as when state Senate Republicans subpoenaed personal voter data in 2021, no one has offered any justifications for requesting the data or assurances how it would be protected. We must remain steadfast in our commitment to calling out these attempts to undermine our democracy and elections and protect the rights of our citizens.”
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