The Department of Justice (DOJ) announced on January 6 that it filed a lawsuit against Arizona Secretary of State Adrian Fontes for refusing to turn over the state’s voter rolls in order to inspect them from wrongdoing. The DOJ also sued Connecticut on Tuesday for similarly refusing.
“This Department of Justice has now sued 23 states for failing to provide voter roll data and will continue filing lawsuits to protect American elections,” said Attorney General Pamela Bondi. “Accurate voter rolls are the foundation of election integrity, and any state that fails to meet this basic obligation of transparency can expect to see us in court.”
Shortly before the lawsuit was filed, Fontes told Democracy Docket, which is run by progressive elections attorney Marc Elias, “They’re going to have to put me in jail if they want this information.” He said during a podcast interview with Elias, “It’s going to take a lot more than just a court order to get me to turn this stuff over. It’s going to be a knockdown drag out fight. I will not turn this data over as long as I am the Secretary of State here in Arizona.”
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