A judge has ordered Arizona to release a list of registered voters whose citizenship status was not verified due to a coding glitch in the state’s record-keeping system.
Arizona Secretary of State Adrian Fontes has resisted disclosing the list, citing concerns that the individuals on it could face harassment.
In an Oct. 31 ruling, Maricopa County Superior Court Judge Scott A. Blaney instructed Fontes to provide the list to Strong Communities Foundation of Arizona, also known as EZAZ.org, a conservative watchdog group that filed a public records lawsuit to access the data.
James Rogers, senior counsel for America First Legal (AFL), which filed the lawsuit on behalf of EZAZ.org, said that the lawsuit was about restoring transparency and making sure county recorders can verify the citizenship status of voters….