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Arizona Democratic Party v. Fontes
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Arizona Democratic Party v. Fontes, No. CV2020-012873 (Ariz. Super. Ct., Maricopa Cnty.) |
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| Case Summary | The AZ Democratic Party filed suit against Maricopa County Recorder, Adrian Fontes, seeking information on voters whose mail-in ballots needed to be cured. Petitioners sought this information so that they could aid voters in curing their ballots. Fontes, in his official capacity as County Recorder, countered that the request is overly burdensome and could not be accommodated given the volume of mail ballots received before Election Day. Furthermore, there are legislatively enacted notice requirements for ballot curing in place. The Superior Court judge dismissed the claims. | |
| Filed | 10/13/2020 | |
| State | Arizona | |
| Type of Court | State | |
| Status | Closed | |
| Last Updated | 06/03/2021 | |
| Issue Tag(s) | Vote-by-Mail (Notice/Cure for Mismatches Missing Signature or Mistakes) | |
| Complaint(s) | 10/13/2020: Complaint filed. | |
| Dispositive Ruling(s) | 10/22/2020: Order/Ruling, The Superior Court judge dismissed the claims filed by the Arizona Democratic Party against Maricopa County Recorder that sought records for people whose mail ballots were rejected before Election Day. The Democrats sought access to the information so they could help voters fix whatever issue was wrong with their ballot, such as a mismatched signature. | |
