Federal judge advances lawsuit against Griswold over non-disclosure of dead voter data
A federal judge has rejected an attempt by Secretary of State Jena Griswold to dismiss a lawsuit seeking to declare her office has withheld data about deceased voters in violation of the law.
Colorado, and more than two dozen other states, are members of the Electronic Registration Information Center — a data-sharing organization that enables states to maintain more accurate voter registries. ERIC sends regular reports to members about deceased and likely deceased voters through its authorized access to Social Security Administration data.
In 2021, Griswold's office declined to provide ERIC's deceased voter reports to the Public Interest Legal Foundation, which touts its work "preventing voter fraud" and whose chairman, Cleta Mitchell, was recommended for prosecution in connection with former President Donald Trump's efforts to overturn the 2020 Georgia election results.