Secretary of State Adrian Fontes may get help in the legal battle from the DOJ seeking Arizona’s voter rolls. Two nonprofits have filed to intervene in the lawsuit.
Common Cause and the Arizona Alliance for Retired Americans argue they have their own unique interests in joining the suit.
The groups argue voter information is protected by state privacy laws. They also say the attempt to compile a national voter database stems from unfounded claims that millions of non-citizens are voting, which could lead to people’s registration to be illegally cancelled.
The groups argue that the National Voter Registration Act from the '90s leaves voter administration to the states.
Arizona is just one of two-dozen states sued by the DOJ seeking voter rolls.
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