State lawmakers move to delete addresses online after Minnesota shootings
Investigators on Sunday arrested Vance Boetler, who has been charged in the alleged murder of Rep. Melissa Hortman and her husband, as well as the attempted murder of Sen. John Hoffman and his wife. Both politicians were Democrats.
Prosecutors say Boetler, accused of carrying out the attacks early Saturday morning after months of planning, also had a hit list of names of Democratic officials, abortion providers and advocates.
On Saturday, the North Dakota Legislature's staff agency removed lawmakers' addresses from their biographical webpages, Legislative Council Director John Bjornson told the Associated Press.
Home addresses for New Mexico legislators were removed from the Statehouse website as an immediate precaution, said Shawna Casebier, director of the Legislature's legal office, confirmed to the AP.
Colorado has temporarily taken down its public campaign finance database after at least 31 elected officials requested to have their information removed from the platform, Axios reported.
Lawmakers in Wisconsin have also requested increased security at the state capital. Typically, the legislature is open to the public seven days a week with little security or screening for metal devices prior to admittance.
A day before the Minnesota shooting, Oregon passed a law that would prevent the Secretary of State from publishing the residential addresses of individuals involved in political campaigns.
Georgia, Maryland, Illinois, New Jersey and Louisiana passed similar laws in recent years.
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