ACLU Raises Concern About Petition Verification Process - (WI Walker recall)
MILWAUKEE -- The American Civil Liberties Union is raising a concern with the ongoing recall petition verification process in Madison, saying that it could potentially jeopardize domestic violence and stalking victims.
Stalking and domestic violence victims can fill out a form to be put on a confidential voting list, where their name and address isn't disclosed. However, there is no such list for the recall petitions, and the ACLU is raising concerns about the risks of a searchable database of people who signed the petitions.
With nearly 2 million signatures to be pored over by the Government Accountability Board, the ACLU is concerned about balancing the transparency with the privacy of the people who signed.
"For ACLU, it's kind of a leap from being a public record to a searchable database," said Chris Ahmuty, of the ACLU Milwaukee.
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