JUST IN: A Federal judge has rejected a request that would have stopped a group calling themselves 'Clean Elections USA' from watching ballot boxes.
In refusing to grant a temporary restraining order, the judge wrote the court cannot do it without infringing core constitutional rights.
The ruling comes after ABC15 reported voter intimidation complaints in Maricopa County, including armed individuals in tactical gear in recent weeks. The group has volunteers often staked out at two county ballot drop box locations.Clean Elections USA says it's guarding against voter fraud. But others argued the actions amounted to voter intimidation.
In his opinion, Judge Michael Liburdi said the request for a restraining order"implicates serious first amendment considerations. An individual's right to vote is fundamental. But so too is an individual's right to engage in political speech, assemble peacefully, and associate with others."
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