Arizona Secretary of State Adrian Fontes says he has refused demands from the U.S. Department of Justice to hand over voter registration information and provide his office’s voter list maintenance procedures. It’s the responsibility of Arizona’s county recorders, not the federal government, to register voters and maintain voter rolls, per the federal National Voter Registration Act and the Arizona Election Procedures Manual. The state also participates in the SAVE program, which allows it to verify immigration status for voter registration purposes. Arizona also updates voter registration records if a voter is convicted of a felony that disqualifies them from voting or if they are declared mentally incompetent. “Arizona already uses best-in-class tools and well-established legal procedures to ensure the accuracy, integrity, and efficiency of its voter registration system,” Fontes wrote.