Arizona elections chief fights Trump administration over voter records - Daily Independent
Arizona Secretary of State Adrian Fontes is asking a federal judge to block the Trump administration's efforts to obtain voter registration and election records from the state. Fontes acknowledges that some information, such as names, addresses, and party affiliation, is publicly accessible, but argues that much of what the Department of Justice is demanding is protected under state privacy laws. The protected information includes Social Security numbers, driver's license numbers, mother's maiden names, birthplace, email addresses, and signatures.
PHOENIX - Secretary of State Adrian Fontes wants a federal judge to throw out efforts by the Trump administration to force him to turn over voter registration and election records.
In a new court filing, Fontes says some of what is in those records is public, things like names, addresses and party affiliation. Those are things that pretty much anyone can access.
But he said much of the information demanded by the Department of Justice is protected by state privacy laws. That includes any part of a voter's social security number, driver's license number, mother's maiden name, the state or county of birth, an email address and signature.
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