Per Court Ruling, Arizona Gives List of Voters With Unconfirmed Citizenship to Activists

Arizona officials on Nov. 4 handed over a list of voters who have not provided proof of U.S. citizenship to activists after several court rulings against the state.
A judge on Oct. 31 ordered Fontes to provide the list to the group, finding that Fontes and his expert witness had not provided evidence supporting allegations the group would misuse the voter data. The judge also noted the group has received voter information in the past and has not misused it.
“I tried to stop this,” Fontes told reporters. “I have fought as hard as I could to keep your names and your personal identifying information away from the folks who I don’t trust.”
He said that any legal violations by the activists who received the data would be referred to prosecutors for prosecution.
Merissa Hamilton, an activist who leads the Strong Communities Foundation of Arizona group, told The Epoch Times in an email on Tuesday that she has received all of the files.
Maricopa County Superior Court Judge Scott A. Blaney, who issued the October order, ruled that before Nov. 6, the Strong Communities Foundation may only distribute the information to Petersen, Arizona county recorders, Arizona House Speaker Ben Toma, and members of the Arizona House and Senate Elections Committees.
Before releasing the information to any of those parties, the group must also obtain written confirmation from each recipient that they will not distribute the information to any other individuals or groups.