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...

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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.

  • @stoly
    9•1 month ago

    If someone is harmed an enormous lawsuit against the state will follow and the reputation of the court and judge will collapse.

    • @[email protected]English
      19•1 month ago

      But that will have already been too late. The information will be out there, intimidation and silencing of people in fear will do it’s job and keep them quiet, and out of polling booths.

    • @jaybone
      11•1 month ago

      We keep talking about reputations of courts and judges, “legitimacy”, but I’m just not seeing it matter.