Arizona Court Orders Voter List Disclosure

The Arizona Superior Court has ordered Secretary of State Adrian Fontes to release a list of approximately 98,000 registered voters who may not have provided proof of citizenship, as requested by the conservative watchdog group America First Legal (AFL). While Fontes had initially claimed there was no complete list of noncitizens, evidence suggested inconsistencies in his testimony. The court emphasized that the release of this information is a matter of public records law, despite Fontes expressing concerns over potential harassment of the voters listed. He testified that he has faced threats for his role in managing the state's voter registration system and argued the release could endanger those identified. The judge has restricted the use of this list to certain officials and forbade its use for contacting voters until after the upcoming election. This case reflects ongoing tensions and debates over voter registration and citizenship verification in Arizona.