Posted on 02/07/2024 6:29:08 PM PST by CFW
(The Center Square) — Maine is required to release its voter lists to a conservative group that's conducting audits of recent elections to probe for fraud following a new federal court ruling.
A U.S. Court of Appeals ruling in Boston sided with lawyers for the Virginia-based Public Interest Legal Foundation, which filed the lawsuit, who argued that federal law allows data to be available for public inspection.
The three-judge panel cited a provision of the National Voter Registration Act requiring public disclosure of "all records concerning the implementation of programs and activities conducted for the purpose of ensuring the accuracy and currency of official lists of eligible voters."
"Such a provision evinces Congress's belief that public inspection, and thus public release, of voter file data is necessary to accomplish the objectives behind the NVRA," they wrote in the 40-page ruling.
Maine's Secretary of State Shenna Bellows, a Democrat who oversees the state's election system, had argued that the release of the data would compromise voters' privacy and personal information. She argued that if the voter information was posted online, they could be subjected to harassment.
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And per rumor, cosmetic surgery for Ronna McDaniel.
Need to check Atlanta and Philadelphia
“..Maine’s Secretary of State Shenna Bellows, a Democrat...”
Same beotch from MassHoleLand that unilaterally decided to keep Trump off the ballot.
Shenna needs a visit from an outlaw biker gang.
My friends the SOS should not be elected. It should fall under law enforcement.
In Maine, the SOS is not elected. State wide offices such as SOS, the Attorney General etc. are selected by the state house and senate meeting together and selecting the people for those positions. Which ever party who holds a majority of the total number of state house and senate members controls who is selected.
BTW there is no Lt. Governor in Maine.
The National Voter Registration Act is so clear and concise it’s a shame it even had to go this far to be decided.
EC
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