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Lawsuit filed naming chair and chief elections officer; commission votes to retain AG privilege
Summary
A plaintiff filed a federal lawsuit that names Chair Curtis and Chief Elections Officer Scott Nago; the commission voted to retain attorney‑client privilege over a deputy attorney‑general opinion about the complaint after debate about public disclosure and litigation risk.
A federal lawsuit related to the commission’s recent complaints was filed in November and disclosed during the commission’s Dec. 3 meeting. Attorney and testifier Peter Berneger told the commission he had filed a federal case and criminal referrals and said he had placed a litigation hold on U.S. Postal Service records related to the Nov. 5, 2024 election.
Following public testimony and commissioner questions, the commission debated whether to waive…
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