Well, would you look at that—the Department of Justice is finally doing its job. Not Biden’s DOJ, mind you—the one that spent four years looking the other way while election integrity went down the drain. No, this is under President Trump, and now that the grown-ups are back in charge, things are actually getting cleaned up.
And what’s this brave new crusade? Suing North Carolina over its sloppy, slipshod, borderline negligent maintenance of its voter rolls. It’s the kind of thing that sounds like it should’ve happened a decade ago, but hey, better late than never. The lawsuit against North Carolina’s election board isn’t just overdue—it’s a long-awaited signal that the days of ignoring blatant violations of federal election law are over.
Apparently, North Carolina has been letting people register to vote without so much as showing a driver’s license. No ID. No verification. Just walk in, say you’re a voter, and boom—you’re on the rolls. If that sounds like a recipe for fraud, it’s because it is. And not just fraud, but a full-on erosion of the public’s trust in a process that should be as airtight as a bank vault. According to the lawsuit, this little stunt of theirs violates the Help America Vote Act (HAVA)—a federal law, mind you, not just a polite suggestion from the folks in Washington.
And let’s pause for a moment on the irony here: this is the same crowd that screams about “threats to democracy” whenever anyone even questions mail-in ballots or wants to see a voter ID requirement. But when it comes to actual legal compliance—like maintaining accurate voter rolls—they somehow can’t be bothered. Or worse, they pretend like it’s a bureaucratic oversight, not a foundational failure.
The DOJ lawsuit, citing Section 303(a)(5) of HAVA, makes it clear: the North Carolina State Board of Elections has failed to uphold its end of the bargain. And let’s not forget the actual language used—“the sacred trust” of the voters. That’s not just poetic legalese. That’s a direct shot at the complete breakdown of accountability that’s become the norm in blue-leaning election offices around the country. You’d think maintaining a clean, accurate voter database would be step one in the election integrity playbook. But apparently, that’s asking too much.
President Trump’s DOJ just sued North Carolina for failing to clean up their voter roles with thousands registered without a license or SSN, per DOJ.
They have 30 days to fix it or start removing names.
No ID, no vote. The free ride is over. pic.twitter.com/X7CYU1kh8r
— Danielle D’Souza Gill (@danielledsouzag) May 28, 2025
Now, of course, the media will downplay this. They’ll talk about “disenfranchisement” or “systemic issues” or whatever the buzzword of the week is. But let’s call this what it is: willful neglect. When people can vote without proving who they are, when states don’t clean up outdated voter rolls, when the rules are bent to accommodate “convenience” over credibility, we don’t get democracy—we get chaos.
President Trump, to his credit, saw this coming. His executive order in March was crystal clear: federal election laws will be enforced. Not coddled. Not negotiated. Enforced. That’s how you get back to basics—paper records, verifiable voting, and yes, accountability. Radical, I know.
And the DOJ’s Civil Rights Division, now led by Harmeet Dhillon, is finally acting like a watchdog instead of a lapdog. Her statement pulled no punches: “Accurate voter registration rolls are critical.” Translation: do your job, or we’re taking you to court. Simple enough.
Even Sam Hayes, the executive director of the North Carolina elections board, couldn’t deny it. He all but admitted the state had failed to collect the required information. “Well documented,” he said. That’s bureaucrat-speak for “we knew, we ignored it, and now we’re caught.”
The Department of Justice filed a lawsuit against North Carolina and its elections board on Tuesday over its maintenance of voter rolls.
The DOJ alleges they violated Section 303(5)(A) of HAVA.
Sam Hayes, the executive director of the North Carolina elections board,…
— Insurrection Barbie (@DefiyantlyFree) May 28, 2025
This should be a wake-up call for every state, not just North Carolina. The games are over. The excuses won’t cut it anymore. You can’t run an election system on the honor code—not when the stakes are this high. Voter ID laws, roll maintenance, and paper trails aren’t “voter suppression”—they’re common sense. The kind we need a lot more of. And if that makes some people uncomfortable, maybe they should take a long, hard look at why that is.
