Court Orders Swing State To Release List Of Over 200,000 Registered Voters Who Did Not Provide Proof Of Citizenship
The Superior Court of Arizona ordered the state’s Secretary of State Adrian Fontes on Thursday to release a list containing over 200,000 names of individuals who registered to vote without providing proof of citizenship.
America First Legal (AFL) announced their lawsuit against Fontes and the secretary of state’s office on Oct. 3, requesting the names of an estimated 218,000 people who registered to vote but did not comply with the swing state’s law of providing proof of citizenship. The law group’s senior counsel, James Rogers, called out Fontes for not “immediately” sharing the list of individuals and stated the actions taken were about “restoring transparency,” according to a press release by AFL.
“A majority of Arizonans no longer trust the election system of our state. One of the reasons is the lack of transparency from our state’s elected officials. When Secretary Fontes discovered the glitch that allowed 218,000 individuals to register without providing proof of citizenship, he should have immediately shared the list of affected individuals with Arizona’s county recorders, who are in charge of verifying the citizenship of voters,” Rogers said.
“Instead, he has jealously guarded the list, refusing to share it with anyone. This suit was about restoring transparency and ensuring that county recorders can do their jobs by verifying the citizenship of voters,” Rogers continued. “It is unfortunate that Secretary Fontes so aggressively opposed our common-sense efforts to help restore trust in our state’s election system. This was a case we never should have needed to file.”
In September, Fontes revealed that a “longtime computer glitch” allowed an estimated 218,000 individuals to register; however, he refused to release the names when requested by the Strong Communities Foundation of Arizona, also known as “EZAZ.org,” according to the press release.
While Fontes testified that his office only had about 98,000 names due to the Arizona Motor Vehicles Division not providing the full list, the court ruled that “[h]is testimony suggested that he lacked detailed familiarity with the AZSOS’s efforts with regard to the issue and with regard to the records in the possession of the AZSOS related to the 218,000 individuals.”
EZAZ.org is reportedly set to immediately release the list of names to the County Recorders as well as the leadership and election committees of the Arizona House and Senate once it’s obtained, according to the press release.
Fontes’ Office did not immediately respond to the Daily Caller News Foundation’s request for comment.
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Never underestimate the Democrats willingness to cheat. The Democrats let in 12-14 million poor unvetted illegals and they want them to vote to keep them in power in perpetuity. There is no denying that fact now that the Biden/Harris DOJ is suing the state of Virginia and the state of Alabama for removing thousands of illegals from their voter rolls. That insanity alone should be reason enough for every American to vote for Trump. And Governor Newsom signed a law banning any California county from requiring voter ID to vote. Of course, It is supposed to be illegal for illegals to vote, but the Democrats have passed dozens of “work arounds”. Oregon was the first of 24 states in 2016 to create “motor voter” laws that automatically register people to vote when they receive a driver’s license. Originally they required proof of citizenship to get a drivers license but they dropped that requirement when they passed HB2015 in 2019. I doubt that any of those other states have citizenship verification because now 14 of those 24 states permit people to vote without requiring photo identification. Eight conduct elections entirely by mail — which means little or no verification of voter identity. And even in some states where in-person voting takes place, election officials are not required to verify citizenship or other voting eligibility. Furthermore, almost half the states in the country (24) now permit “ballot harvesting,” meaning that someone other than the voter can collect and turn in his or her ballot that can be fraudulently filled out by someone else.
That’s why the Republican House passed the “Save Act” to ensure that illegals aren’t voting. But 198 Democrats in the House have already voted down the Republicans’ non citizen voting bill to guard against the above listed abuses and the Democrats in the Senate have killed the bill. Vote out every Democrat in the House and Senate because they all want to allow the idiocy of illegals voting that isn’t allowed in any other country in the world. Trump has to win in a landslide to overcome the cheating and has to win both the Senate and the House so that we can pass the necessary laws to restore election integrity. Fortunately, that’s starting to look more and more possible but it means EVERYONE must vote; especially all men and Christians and Evangelicals who have a historical tendency to stay home. We need new Federal laws to stop all mail in voting and provable reasons for any absentee ballot. No ballot harvesting or “drop boxes”. Universal picture voter ID with citizenship verification. Same day voting and tabulations of paper ballots, all done on election day and make it a Federal holiday so that it will be easier for working people to vote. Don’t believe the polls, because Trump is winning and he can win big but it will take everyone voting, for as Elon says; if we don’t win in 2024, it will be the last time you have a choice.