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UpdateNationalWednesday, October 28, 2026

Trump administration issued over 100 subpoenas for voting data in 13 states

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Democracy Docket on Bluesky
“Democracy Docket on Bluesky: NEW: The Trump administration has issued over 100 subpoenas for voting data across at least 13 states, a nota”, Wednesday, October 28, 2026
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The Trump administration issued over 100 subpoenas for voting data across at least 13 states. The subpoenas range from demands for records on individual voters to requests for entire voter rolls.1

over 100
subpoenas issued for voting data1
at least 13
states receiving subpoenas1
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  1. Democracy Docket on Bluesky, https://bsky.app/profile/democracydocket.com/post/3myxmsuewaf2a · Wednesday, October 28, 2026

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