Judicial watch now after Montgomery County (MD) voter rolls

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. . .but Common Cause,the Maryland AG, and Maryland state board of elections will hopefully resist. (At least they're raising "concerns," and, believe me, I'm concerned.)

https://wamu.org/story/19/08/15/judge-grants-conservative-watchdog-access-to-montgomery-countys-voter-list/

A Maryland judge has ordered the state board of elections to turn over Montgomery County voter lists to a conservative watchdog organization. Last week, District Court Judge Ellen Lipton Hollander partially granted the nonprofit Judicial Watch’s request for the county’s voter list. Maryland Attorney General Brian Frosh and the state board of elections have until next week to respond to the request, or appeal. In 2017, the organization discovered that there were more registered voters than residents above the age of 18 in the county, and sued the state board of elections for the voter rolls.. . . According to court documents, Hollander granted the organization access to voters’ names, home addresses, most recent voter activity, and active or inactive status. But Hollander did not allow the group access to the birth dates.

Joanne Antoine, executive director of Common Cause Maryland, an Annapolis-based watchdog organization, called the judge’s decision concerning. “While voter registration information is made public during the electoral process, we now have a security concern by handing over information to an organization that is focused on purging the voter roll,” she said. Frosh also says he has concerns about voter privacy and data being made available to an organization. The attorney general’s office has until next week to turn over the items ordered by the judge or appeal to stall the judge’s decision.
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Antoine is encouraging county residents to double check their registration and to reach out the Maryland Board of Elections with any questions and concerns.

The amount of energy that the far right has devoted to voter suppression is just jaw-dropping, and both their actions, and the clear rationale behind those actions (judicial watch's claims of "non partisan" motivation are preposterous, at best), are symptomatic of pretty much everything that's pathological about the Republican party these days.