United States v. Fontes, Arizona Secretary of State

The Trump administration sues the state of Arizona for refusing to hand over sensitive voter information to the federal government.

On January 6, 2026, the U.S. Department of Justice filed a lawsuit against the state of Arizona alleging that the state has failed to provide information about voter list maintenance procedures and electronic copies of statewide voter rolls. The lawsuit alleges that Arizona and its Secretary of State Adrian Fontes violated the Civil Rights Act of 1960 by refusing to produce a current unredacted electronic copy of the state’s voter registration list. Secretary Fontes expressed concerns over the rights and privacy of the citizens of Arizona after the Department of Justice demanded unredacted voter list data, which would contain personally identifiable information, such as partial Social Security numbers.

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