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Fontes says candidates can use campaign cash for personal security
Key Points: Arizona’s secretary of state OK’s use of campaign funds for personal security expenses Arizona law does not provide specific guidance on security spending Politicians are on high alert […]
9th Circuit Court rules Fontes cannot enforce ban on offensive speech at polling places
Key Highlights: Court said the EPM provisions were too broad, could criminalize unintended conduct Threat of prosecution could chill otherwise legal activity Judges refused to curb the authority of the […]
Republican leaders challenge secretary of state’s new draft of election procedures manual
Key Points: Top Republican lawmakers threaten to sue Democratic Secretary of State Adrian Fontes over proposed election rules Lawmakers claim Fontes’ planned changes go beyond state law and amount to […]
Legal challenges to elections manual go on and on and on
Key Points: Litigation over 2023 EPM prompts changes in 2025 draft A litany of legal questions still remain in flux and on appeal Public comment opens manual up to another […]
Incumbent Mayes, challenger Glassman lead fundraising in Arizona AG race
Key Points: Warren Petersen uses leftover campaign funds for attorney general bid Rodney Glassman leads in fundraising with $2.4 million in the bank Incumbent Kris Mayes has nearly $1.1 million […]
Judge sides with Legislature over election procedures dispute
Secretary of State Adrian Fontes has no legal authority to tell county supervisors they must certify election results even if they have questions, a judge has ruled.
Top Democrat officials say election denialism not over yet
The state’s chief elections officer said the protests and lawsuits that marred the 2020 and 2022 votes are a thing of the past. But two other Democratic state elected officials […]
Judge signals intent to dismiss Arizona GOP voter roll lawsuit
A federal judge said Thursday he is ready to toss a bid by the head of the Arizona Republican Party to rule that Secretary of State Adrian Fontes is breaking […]
Dem losses lead Fontes to weigh primary challenge for Hobbs in 2026
The losses Democrats suffered at the Arizona Legislature this election have at least one elected official exploring whether he’d be better at the top of the ticket in 2026 than […]
Senate president calls for Friday ballot deadline, critics warn of voter disenfranchisement
Want quicker election results? Senate President Warren Petersen says the answer is simple: Forbid voters from dropping off their early ballots on Election Day at polling places. That, he said, […]
Court orders release of 218,000 names of voters possibly lacking citizenship proof
A group that wants checks of whether some voters are citizens got access Monday to the names of about 218,000 Arizonans who may not have provided such proof. The move […]
Federal judge rejects purge of 1.2 Million voters but grants access to voter records
A federal judge late Friday ordered Secretary of State Adrian Fontes to turn over records he is required by law to have about his obligation to maintain accurate voter rolls. […]
