This is difficult to take seriously coming from Fontes.
His office allows a Delaware-based 501(c)(3) NGO to participate in a two-way data exchange with Arizona voter-registration information network.
At the same time, Arizona’s voter-registration system, AVID, has been plagued by persistent operational problems and has been associated with multiple known cybersecurity incidents, it was described in a third party audit as "minimally viable".
The system developed under the Hobbs and Fontes administrations has repeatedly raised concerns about reliability, data management, and security, as its run from a single residence in Salem Oregon.
Fontes thinks of himself as the defender of Arizonans’ private voter data, from the DOJ but allows a non governmental tax free Delaware Corporation access.
As the Attorney General of Arizona and the Arizona Secretary of State, we are charged with protecting the personal identifying information of Arizonans.
Today, we jointly sent the undersigned letter to U.S. Attorney Courchaine regarding troubling allegations that the federal government is utilizing an “Unlawful Voter Initiative” using highly questionable data and methods to identify purported unlawful voters.
“For these reasons, we urge you as Arizona’s representative of the U.S. Department of Justice to communicate these concerns to DHS, USCIS, and FDNS, as well as any other appropriate federal agencies. The State of Arizona stands ready to pursue all legal avenues, up to and including criminal prosecution, to safeguard the privacy of our voters and hold the federal government accountable to its obligations under the law.”