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.

On April 28, 2026, a judge dismissed the DOJ’s lawsuit against Arizona seeking access to the state’s unredacted voter records. Judge Susan Brnovich, a Trump appointee, wrote that Arizona’s statewide voter registration list is “not a document subject to request by the Attorney General” under federal law. She dismissed the lawsuit with prejudice because, she wrote, “amendment would be legally futile.” 

My office will continue to work with the Secretary of State to defend the private data of Arizona voters and safeguard our independent election systems.Attorney General Kris Mayes