On January 27, the League of Women Voters of Minnesota issued a special bulletin, stating that it "strongly opposes U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi’s demand that Minnesota turn over its voter registration data as a condition for federal cooperation particularly while this issue is the subject of ongoing litigation."

LWVMN is a party to USA v. Simon, a case directly concerning the protection of Minnesota voters’ rights and the integrity of our elections," the bulletin continues, "We will continue to defend Minnesota’s election systems, voter privacy, and the fundamental principle that participation in democracy must never be used as leverage or retaliation." (Click here to read the full bulletin.).

LWVMN issued the bulletin as a result of an exchange between the U.S. Attorney General's Office and the Minnesota Office of the Secretary of State. On January 24, the Attorney General Pam Bondi sent a letter to Governor of Minnesota Tim Walz requesting access for her office to Minnesota's voter rolls. On January 25, the Minnesota Office of the Secretary of State issued a statement in response.

The statement reads, in part, "The answer to Attorney General Bondi’s request is no. Her letter is an outrageous attempt to coerce Minnesota into giving the federal government private data on millions of U.S. Citizens in violation of state and federal law. This comes after repeated and failed attempts by the DOJ to pressure my office into providing the same data.

Minnesota’s elections are fair, accurate, honest, and secure. Every step of the way they are organized by local officials – Minnesotans who do honest, hard work to ensure their neighbors, friends, and family have access to a secure ballot." (Click here to read Secretary Simon's full statement.).