Election watchdog asks Supreme Court to review secretive Hawaii voter-list ruling
The Honest Elections Project filed an amicus brief urging the U.S. Supreme Court to hear a case about Hawaii’s voter-registration list being kept secret after a Ninth Circuit decision.
The Honest Elections Project submitted an amicus brief in the case Public Interest Legal Foundation v. Nago, pressing the Supreme Court to grant certiorari. The brief claims the Ninth Circuit wrongly held that Hawaii can conceal its statewide voter registration list, contrary to the National Voter Registration Act’s transparency provisions. Jason Snead said the ruling clashes with decisions in other circuits and hampers public oversight of election integrity.
Plaintiff J. Christian Adams maintains that Congress intended all voter-list records to be publicly accessible. Attorney Jason Torchinsky added that the appellate court incorrectly found a conflict with the Help America Vote Act, which does not exist, and urged the Court to reconcile the statutes as Congress intended.
Why it matters
Public access to voter rolls is crucial for verifying the accuracy of election lists and maintaining trust in the voting process.
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