On September 11, the Alabama Secretary of State filed his answer in U.S. District Court in Libertarian Party of Alabama v Merrill, m.d., 2:19cv-69. This is the case in which the Libertarian Party challenges the state law that says the qualified parties get a free list of the registered voters, but unqualified parties (even those that are petitioning) must pay $34,000 for the list.
The answer contains a remark that suggests if the state loses the lawsuit, it might repeal the existing law that allows the qualified parties to get a free copy of the list. The law also lets any incumbent legislator have a free list of the voters in his or her district; presumably the legislature would not repeal that provision.
Wow, what a jerk.
EQUAL in 14-1 — regardless of ALL moron lawyers and worse *judges*.
Is it known how many states charge for voter lists, don’t release it all, etc?
Just how much would it cost to put the list on a disk or zip drive?
Also- now TOP SECRET list even of registered Electors needed ??? — to lessen threats [PURGES] / bribes.
Walter Ziobro
According to the Secretary of State about $35,000 give or take a grand or two. Yeah, we don’t believe that either, hence the lawsuit.
@WZ,
Have you ever seen a canvass sheet from an Alabama election?
They haven’t advanced to the typewriter age.
JR –
Has the AL regime gotten past marks on AL red mud tablets ??? See olde Middle East records.
Regime IQ now about 40 – due to many dead in 1861-1865 ???
I think that federal law requires that registration lists be available in digital form, at cost, to relevant parties and candidates. In PA it is $20 for a CD with the statewide list in csv format. Many other states have similar costs.
@charles,
Federal law requires states have a statewide voter registration database. But that is to facilitate tracking moves within the state, but does not require public access.
http://voterlist.electproject.org/
Shows access by state, which varies widele and wildly.
Alabama is about 10X any other state, and they compound it by giving it away for free to Demo Reps.