Judge Pierces Electronic Registration Information Center’s ‘Wall of Secrecy’

A federal judge in Alaska sets aside the organization’s non-disclosure requirement.

The nondescript Alaska State Capitol in Juneau. Dennis Lennox

It was a long, roundabout, process, but the people of Alaska have won the right to examine taxpayer-funded reports concerning dead people on the state voter rolls.

The legal settlement mandating the disclosure of the data was formalized on Sept. 19, 2023, in a stipulated order issued by United States District Court Judge Sharon L. Gleason.