Gov. Henry McMaster on Thursday won court approval to intervene in a lawsuit seeking to block South Carolina’s Election Commission from giving the personal data of 3.3 million voters to the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) — a transfer he has said he supports.

The Trump administration sued six different states on Thursday for allegedly failing to provide voter registration data upon demand. The

The complaint filed Thursday in U.S. District Court follows initial requests this summer. Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson has since refused to provide unredacted lists with voters' personal information.

Washington Secretary of State Steve Hobbs has declined a request from the U.S. Department of Justice seeking access to the state’s voter registration database, including sensitive personal information.

The Washington Secretary of State on Tuesday responded to the U.S. Department of Justice’s request for all fields of Washington’s voter registration list by saying they can have only information that is already publicly disclosable under state law.

A Calhoun County woman is suing to block the State Election Commission from sharing voter registration data with the U.S. Department of Justice.