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Adrian Fontes

Dec 8, 2020

Legal challenges to election head to court

Attorneys for state and county election officials head to federal court Tuesday to quash one of the two remaining bids to overturn the vote for Joe Biden in Arizona. And time may be running out for a final decision.

Nov 12, 2020

Fontes concedes Maricopa County recorder race to Richer

Maricopa County will have a Republican county recorder again after Democrat Adrian Fontes, the incumbent, conceded the race on Thursday morning to his challenger, Stephen Richer.

Nov 5, 2020

Trump advisor hints at lawsuit if vote doesn’t go their way

Republicans were looking at the possibility of judicial intervention if the numbers do not appear to be going their way.

Nov 5, 2020

#SharpieGate goes to court, Fontes calls it ‘hoo hah’

A new lawsuit late November 4 charges that ballots are being invalidated because voters are using Sharpies – exactly what they are told to use by Maricopa County election officials.... […]

Oct 22, 2020

Judge denies parties’ real-time access to voter info when ballot is deficient

The Arizona Democratic Party is not entitled to a real-time time access to a list of voters whose signatures on early ballot envelopes do not match what’s on file or... […]

Oct 6, 2020

Judge rules for Fontes, Hobbs in video voting dispute

A judge said Monday that some people who vote remotely are legally entitled to use video screens to cast their ballot despite a state law that makes it illegal

Adrian Fontes PHOTO BY GAGE SKIDMORE/FLICKR
Sep 28, 2020

A time to protest

Your vote = your voice, and it is more important than ever that every registered voter speaks out this election cycle.

Sep 26, 2020

Fontes asks judge to rule vote by video is legal

Maricopa County Recorder Adrian Fontes wants a court to bless the practice he is using that allows some people to cast a ballot by video conference.

Sep 10, 2020

Supreme Court overturns ruling on instructing voters to fix ballot mistakes

The state's high court late Thursday blocked Maricopa County Recorder Adrian Fontes from telling voters how they can correct errors they make on their ballots.

Sep 7, 2020

Judge won’t stop Democrat county recorder from telling voters how to correct ballots

Voters in at least one Arizona county are getting instructions on how to "correct'' a wrong vote that may be illegal.

Apr 10, 2020

All mail election debate gets new life, spurred by virus

A fight is brewing in Arizona over whether to switch to an all-mail ballot for the primary and general election in order to combat the spread of COVID-19.

Maricopa County Recorder Adrian Fontes speaks at a press conference on Sept. 12, 2018. (Photo by Paulina Pineda/Arizona Capitol Times)
Mar 13, 2020

Court stops County Recorder from sending ballots to all voters for Tuesday election

A Superior Court judge has stopped Maricopa County Recorder Adrian Fontes from sending ballots to all voters who aren’t on the early voters list for Tuesday’s Presidential Preference Election.

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