| Yes, primary season is behind us (hopefully), but there's still a mess that has to be cleaned up ... namely the voter lists collected at public expense, but placed them off limits to possession by same-said public. Today, according to a press release in Ye Olde Inbox, a judge has issued an injunction against the Secretary of State from distributing those lists. "We are encouraged by this order barring the Secretary of State from sharing this information until the court has had ample time to review the merits of the case," said Thomas F. Wieder, ACLU of Michigan Cooperating Attorney. "It is our contention that the state cannot lawfully limit access to this information to the two major political parties while making it a crime for anyone else in the state to use or acquire this information."
This is one of those things that would appear -- on the face of it -- to fall into the category of "Well, duh," but here we are. The federal lawsuit was brought by the ACLU on behalf of the Green, Reform, and Libertarian parties; the Metro Times; and a political consulting firm. |
