A far-right group staking out ballot drop boxes in Arizona was slapped with a lawsuit by the Arizona Alliance for Retired Americans and Voto Latino over alleged “voter intimidation practices.” The allegations have also been referred to the FBI.
The lawsuit, which was filed Monday, and published by Democracy Docket, accuses Clean Elections USA and QAnon-linked founder Melody Jennings of violating the Voting Rights Act, which prohibits voter intimidation, and the Ku Klux Klan Act of 1871, which prohibits “conspir[ing] to prevent, by force, intimidation, or threat, any citizen who is lawfully entitled to vote, from giving his support or advocacy in a legal manner.”
Members of the far-right group have been seen around drop boxes across Arizona heavily armed, and many in tactical gear.
The lawsuit comes amid voter intimidation complaints filed by Arizona residents who say they have been harassed by the self-appointed “drop box watchers” staking out voting sites in the state.
