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Arizona Judge Orders Adrian Fontes to Release 218,000 Voter Names Without Citizenship Proof, Including 98,000 Mistakenly Marked

Oct 31, 2024, 09:20 PM

A Maricopa County judge has ordered Arizona Secretary of State Adrian Fontes to release the names of 218,000 registered voters who did not provide proof of citizenship. The ruling, issued by Judge Scott Blaney, comes after a lawsuit filed by America First Legal. The judge specifically mandated the immediate release of 98,000 names from this list, which were mistakenly marked as having provided proof of citizenship due to a Motor Vehicle Division (MVD) glitch. The court also awarded attorneys' fees to the plaintiffs. Fontes had argued that releasing the list could lead to harassment or harm, but the judge rejected this claim. The list must be provided to challengers by Monday, just before Election Day. This case is classified as a public records case and involves voters who registered pre-1996.