An Arizona activist group agreed Sunday to settle a lawsuit accusing its activists of voter intimidation at ballot drop boxes in the state.
Driving the news: The League of Women Voters of Arizona filed the suit against Clean Elections USA, whose activists gathered at drop boxes last year in efforts they claimed were to prevent ballot fraud, after reports of voter intimidation in the state.
- The League of Women Voters of Arizona said in a statement that in settling the case, Clean Elections USA and its founder Melody Jennings have "agreed to publicly condemn intimidation of any kind in connection with the exercise of the right to vote."
- The order prevented the group from going within 75 feet of a ballot drop box, photographing voters, openly carrying firearms or making false statements" about election laws.
What they're saying: "This litigation has been essential to protect the voters of Arizona, who have the right to cast their ballots free from intimidation, threats, or coercion,” said Pinny Sheoran, president of the League of Women Voters of Arizona, in the group's statement.
- Alexander Kolodin, an attorney for Clean Elections USA and Jennings, told the Washington Post Sunday that "both sides value and wish to protect freedom of speech and the right to free assembly while also condemning any sort of voter intimidation."
- Representatives for Clean Elections USA and Jennings did not immediately respond to Axios' request for comment.
