Many new voting laws in New Hampshire are going into effect this month, from changes to absentee ballots to electioneering.

Michigan, Minnesota and California have Democrats as their secretaries of state, while New Hampshire and Pennsylvania have Republican chief election officials. New York has a state board of elections. Spokespeople for all six election authorities did not immediately respond to a request for comment on the lawsuits.

The U.S. Justice Department sued six more states on Thursday, saying the states refused to turn over voter registration lists with complete information as the agency mounts a wide-ranging effort to get detailed voter data.

The suits target senior election officials in each state and seek court orders to compel full disclosure of voter data.

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The DOJ, led by Attorney General Pam Bondi (right), alleged Pa. Secretary of State Al Schmidt violated federal law by refusing to turn over voter data.