Judges orders Fontes to release names of Arizona voters affected by glitch
Secretary of State Adrian Fontes was ordered Thursday to turn over at least the first 98,000 names on a list of registered voters who may not have submitted proof of citizenship. Maricopa County Superior Court Judge Scott Blaney said it was clear that the information Stronger Community Foundation was seeking was public record and subject […]
Fontes must defend decision not to release names of 220k improperly registered voters
A Maricopa County Superior Court judge ruled Wednesday that Arizona Secretary of State Adrian Fontes will withhold the names of 218,000 voters who were improperly registered to vote, citing flaws in the state’s driver’s license database. The court ruled that it must be defended. The conservative group that requested the voters’ names is run by […]
We’re Suing Adrian Fontes for His Illegal Elections Procedures Manual
If Adrian Fontes likes spending time in court, he’s going to have a fun time in 2024. In case you’ve lost count, Arizona’s Secretary of State has been sued three times over his Elections Procedures Manual (EPM) in just the last two weeks. That’s what happens when you produce one of the most radical EPMs […]
Fontes Pledges To Be More Assertive Against Misinformation For 2024 Election
Editor's note: The following article once again demonstrates the extreme partisan actions of Arizona Secretary of State Adrian Fontes to favor Democrats in the 2024 election. Mr. Fontes has a clear history of partisan activity as current and former Maricopa County Recorder, a position that has been overruled several times by the Arizona Supreme Court. […]
Arizona elections would have fewer rules under Secretary of State Adrian Fontes’ new manual
Arizona Secretary of State Adrian Fontes intends to scrap a giant rulebook that tells county officials how elections must be conducted according to state law, a partial draft review reveals. . While the draft is still incomplete, Fontes told Votebeat that he hopes the election procedure manual will only include rules county officials are legally […]
Fontes warns Mohave County as officials draft plan for 2024 hand-count | Local News Stories
Mojave County officials plan to draft a plan that could hand-count next year’s elections. But it remains to be seen whether the plan will gain momentum. On Monday, Senate Majority Leader Sonny Borelli announced a proposal to reduce Mojave County’s reliance on electronic voting systems and favor manual counting of ballots in the 2024 election. […]
Fontes, Haynie celebrate EAC as a Voter Friendly Campus
Thatcher — “I want to say this to young voters here and across Arizona: Your vote matters. Your vote matters.” Arizona Secretary of State Adrian Fontes joins the celebration of the EAC’s designation as a voter-friendly campus by the Fair Election Campus Voting Project and the NASPA Higher Education Student Affairs Administrator Thursday at Eastern […]
Secretary Fontes Travels to Gila & Pima Counties as Part of All-Arizona Tour
phoenix – Arizona Secretary of State Adrian Fontes visited elections and other local officials in The Grove and Tucson last week as part of a tour of all 15 Arizona counties in his first few months in office. Secretary Fontes met with Pima County Recorder Gabriela Caseres Kelly last week with officials and a bipartisan […]
Hobbs and Fontes call for sanctions, accuses Lake of continually changing arguments | State
Photo by Gage Skidmore (modified) | flicker/CC BY-SA 2.0 Gov. Katie Hobbs and Secretary of State Adrian Fontes want the Arizona Supreme Court to impose sanctions on Kari Lake for spreading “frivolous conspiracy theories” in Arizona courts, but Lake won’t go to court. continues to urge her to reconsider her allegations, which have already been […]
Marking His First 100 Days In Office, Secretary Fontes Unveils Plan To Help Counties Prepare For 2024 Elections
All counties, especially counties that cover rural areas, need guidance, training, and resources to conduct the safe, secure, and accurate elections Arizonans deserve. Last month, Secretary Fontes traveled to Holbrook, Navajo County, to assure election officials that his office was supported. phoenix – On the 100th day after taking the oath of office, Secretary of […]
