A conservative law firm in Wisconsin has filed a lawsuit against Wisconsin Elections Commission Administrator Meagan Wolfe over the public access to the state’s voter registration list, according to a report from Wisconsin Public Radio.
The Public Interest Legal Foundation filed a federal lawsuit against Wolfe because they believe she has violated the federal National Voter Registration Act.
NVRA was created in 1993 and requires states to make their voter registration lists available for public inspection. At the time of the passage of the NVRA, Wisconsin, among five other states, was exempt from the law as the state had same-day registration when the act was signed into law.
WEC currently charges for voter registration lists via Badger Voters, an agency a part of WEC. Fees for purchasing lists range from $25
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