(Alexandria, VA) January 6, 2026 – The U.S. District Court for the District of Arizona denied AZ Secretary of State Adrian Fontes Motion to Dismiss the Public Interest Legal Foundation’s (PILF) request for all Electronic Registration Information Center (ERIC) retraction reports identifying voters wrongly flagged as deceased. (Public Interest Legal Foundation v. Fontes No. CV-25-02722-PHX-MTL)
“This is good news for Arizona voters,” said PILF President J. Christian Adams. “Fontes’ opposition to federally mandated voter roll access prevented nonpartisan review of maintenance procedures and uncovering potential errors.”
PILF, a nonpartisan nonprofit law firm is dedicated to election integrity by ensuring voter rolls are properly maintained and publicly available. Proper maintenance includes removing deceased people, ineligible, duplicates, and some who’ve left Arizona.
ERIC is an organization that attempts to help state election officials maintain accurate voter rolls and detect possible illegal voting. “Unfortunately ERIC makes mistakes,” Adams said, “which is why only half the states continue to use its services.”The
Public Interest Legal Foundation (PILF) is the nation’s only public interest law firm dedicated wholly to election integrity. The Foundation exists to assist states and others to aid the cause of election integrity and fight against lawlessness in American elections. Drawing on numerous experts in the field, PILF seeks to protect the right to vote and preserve the Constitutional framework of American elections.
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