Posted on 08/04/2022 9:44:54 AM PDT by John Semmens
Citing freedom of speech, U.S. District Court Judge James Browning issued a ruling barring New Mexico from prosecuting the Voter Reference Foundation (VoteRef.com) for publishing a searchable database of voter registration records. The database includes names, addresses, and when people voted in past elections. "These are public records," Browning said. "There is no valid reason for concealing them from the public."
Foundation director Doug Truax said "our database is an aid to ensuring election integrity. Voter rolls in many states are replete with duplicate registrations for the same person and addresses that turn out to be empty lots. Election officials are supposed to purge these errors, but frequently assert they don't have the time or resources to do so. Our database will enable any citizen to assist in cleaning up these errors."
New Mexico Secretary of State Maggie Toulouse Oliver (D) called the database "an invasion of privacy. Our democracy relies upon a secret ballot. There could be valid reasons for a person to have multiple registrations or use non-residential addresses. Maybe a voter owns multiple properties in different cities. Since such property owners ares subject to property or sales taxes in each of these jurisdiction they ought to have a right to vote in each of these jurisdictions. The insinuation that this is wrong is unfair."
"In an ideal world there would be no voter registration," she added. "Elections would be much simpler. Whoever requests a ballot would be given one. The ballot could be mailed or deposited in a drop box. Drop boxes would be on every street corner. This would definitely guarantee a totally secret ballot—there would be no way to tell who voted or how often they voted. In my view, voting is a human right that must not be denied to anyone for any reason. The real purpose of those demanding election integrity is to discourage voting and negate this human right."
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Two sides can play that game.
YOu can buy the lists in spreadsheet format from the state here in PA. I have Delco and Montco. Want you don’t wnat to do here is actually compare the number of voters updated as voted with the actual votes. They don’t keep the records accurate and are proud of it.
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