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Judge orders release of 98,000 names of voters possibly lacking citizenship proof
Secretary of State Adrian Fontes was ordered Thursday to turn over the names he has on a list of registered voters of those who may not have provided proof of […]
1.2 Million Arizona voter registrations challenged by Florida group in new lawsuit
A Florida-based organization contends there are 1.2 million ineligible people on Arizona voter registration rolls. In a new lawsuit, attorneys for Citizen AG say their calculations show that more than […]
Fontes fights release of voter citizenship list due to security concerns
Secretary of State Adrian Fontes testified Monday that immediate release of the names of about 218,000 or more voters who may not have provided proof of citizenship would lead to […]
Fontes challenges Pinal County’s election violations in state Supreme Court
Secretary of State Adrian Fontes is asking the Arizona Supreme Court to force Pinal County to comply with state election laws – and do so this year. In new filings, […]
Fontes wants to keep voter list from public before election
The attorney for Secretary of State Adrian Fontes told a judge Tuesday that if he makes public the names of 218,000 voters who may not have proven citizenship ahead of […]
Expected Pinal County ruling could affect how many ballots are rejected in Arizona’s November election
Votebeat is a nonprofit news organization reporting on voting access and election administration across the U.S. Sign up for Votebeat Arizona’s free newsletter here. A Pinal County judge is set […]
Number of voters impacted registration error more than doubles
And now there are about 218,000. That’s the number of people that Secretary of State Adrian Fontes says are registered to vote but never provided the proof of citizenship legally […]
Federal court rules part of Arizona election manual illegal
A federal judge late Friday blocked Secretary of State Adrian Fontes from refusing to include a county's vote in the statewide totals if the local supervisors failed to certify the results, calling what he proposed "utterly without precedent'' and comparing it to a nuclear weapon.
Top Republicans support Fontes on nearly 100,000 questionable voters
The state’s top two elected Republicans are siding with Democratic Secretary of State Adrian Fontes that nearly 100,000 Arizonans who haven’t provided proof of citizenship should be able to vote […]
Arizona Supreme Court asked to address nearly 100,000 voters made ineligible by 2005 law
PHOENIX – The Arizona Supreme Court is being asked to decide whether close to 100,000 registered voters can cast a ballot in upcoming state and local elections. A pair of […]
Fontes asks court to block Prop 140 removal from ballot
Secretary of State Adrian Fontes wants the Arizona Supreme Court to pull the plug on ongoing efforts by foes of Proposition 140 to knock it off the ballot. In new […]
Fontes seeks dismissal of suit claiming more than 1 million ineligible voters
A lawsuit by the head of the Arizona Republican Party claiming that there are hundreds of thousands of people registered to vote in the state who are dead or who have moved is pure speculation and should be dismissed, according to an attorney for Secretary of State Adrian Fontes
