CLEVELAND — Legal Analysis: In a final push to get the vote out for this year’s election, you might have gotten a concerning letter in the mail including information about your voting record.
This notice was sent by the Voter Participation Center, and includes your name, address, and whether you voted in the last four elections. It also includes a note that something similar was mailed to your neighbors “to share who does and does not vote in an effort to promote election participation.”
Legally Speaking, everything included in this letter is public record, so this group is free to share it, even if it makes you uncomfortable. The letter also includes voting history details about two of your neighbors, but blacks out their names and house numbers…