A Message Delivered at the OCTOBER 18, 2025 NO KINGS Rally in Portland.

In the latest update to the case of United States of America vs. Shenna Bellows, the DOJ lawsuit to demand sensitive, personal voter information of every Mainer, a motion to dismiss was filed in US District Court in Portland on Friday, December 12 accoding to a press release issued by her office this afternoon.

“The first Trump administration requestev voting data from states and not a single one complied, regardoess of the political leanings of the state.  Now the DOJ is attempting to go even further, instituting bully tactics, threats and lawsuits all in an aim to wrest control of election administration and oversight away from the states as the US Constitution dictates.  Maine elections are free, safe and secure, and we will continue to fight the gross federal overreach so that they remain so.”

The 25 page document signed by Maine’s Assistant Attorney General Jonathan R. Bolton, calls for the dismissal of the  administration’s lawsuit because DOJ failed to conduct the DOJ privacy impact assessnebt reqyured by the E-government Act.  Furthermore, the DOJ has notd stated a basis for its demand on the state of Maine.