The secretary of state of a battleground state said Monday he reluctantly handed over the names of about 218,000 voters to the lawyers of right-wing activists following a court order, according to a report. Adrian Fontes (D-AZ) faced a massive legal setback in a case involving the release of voter i...

Summary

Arizona Secretary of State Adrian Fontes, a Democrat, was compelled by a court order to release the names of about 218,000 voters to lawyers representing right-wing activists.

The appeals court upheld a lower court’s decision, which requires disclosing voter information due to a coding error that incorrectly classified some voters’ ballot access.

Fontes, who expressed serious concerns over potential harassment and violence against these voters, unsuccessfully tried to block the request.

The court ruled that Fontes had not provided sufficient proof that releasing the list posed a danger to voters.

  • Roopappy@lemmy.world
    62·
    16 days ago

    The court ruled that Fontes had not provided sufficient proof that releasing the list posed a danger to voters.

    (24 hours later)

    Holy crap! They’re going after the voters! Nobody could have seen this coming!

    • dylanmorgan@slrpnk.net
      25·
      16 days ago

      A reasonable court would have said “that’s a totally legitimate concern” and maybe suggested options for reviewing election integrity concerns without exposing PII to third parties.

      This court would probably have waved off public statements by neo-nazis that they would hunt these people for sport as “insufficient cause for concern.”