PHOENIX (AZ Family) Arizona Secretary of State Adrian Fontes confirmed that his office is complying with a court order to release the names of approximately 218,000 voters affected by the MVD registration error that allowed them to remain on the voter rolls even though they did not have citizenship documents on file.

“We have and are complying with a court directive to release 218,000 unique voter records as part of our ongoing legal process. “This list was delivered to the plaintiffs before the courts, and they were allowed to provide it to the counties and their state legislative representatives,” Fontes said at a news conference Monday afternoon.

The news came less than an hour after election officials in Maricopa County wrapped up a briefing details his final preparations.

Fontes expressed disappointment with the result. He and his team worked tirelessly to prevent information from being passed on to people they did not trust.

“And I have good reasons not to trust them with that specific information,” the Secretary of State said. “I want to apologize again to some of the voters who felt a little uncomfortable that some of these people knew your name and personal identification information. I tried to stop it.”

Officials confirmed that voters will soon be able to see if their names are on the list.

Arizona’s Family reported last week: Maricopa County Superior Court Judge Scott Blaney Ordered the release of voters’ names at the request of a conservative-leaning group Arizona Strong Communities Foundation.

“Despite the political overtones, this is merely a public record case,” Blaney said in the ruling. The request was made the same day reports of the registration error began circulating; This was quickly confirmed by county and state officials and made headlines across the country.

Fontes had until noon Monday to deliver voter names to the candidate group. EZAZ.org.

The website cannot distribute the information until after Tuesday’s general election and is currently only allowed to distribute it to certain local political leaders and Arizona county recorders.

In September, the Arizona Supreme Court ruled that all those voters can vote fully in state and local races during Tuesday’s election.

“You don’t have to prove anything to anyone. You have full legal right to vote in Arizona for 2024, and no one has the right to harass you in your home, demand your ID, or otherwise.” Fontes emphasized. “If someone does this, please contact our office or your local law enforcement agency. It is against the law to harass and intimidate. “And if sufficient evidence is presented, we will submit it to the relevant authorities for investigation.”

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