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 […]
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 […]
Candidates for key 2026 races have begun fundraising
Key Points:Â Candidates for the 2026 elections have begun reporting their campaign finances Gov. Katie Hobbs leads the fundraising pack for governor Candidates for attorney general and secretary of state […]
Appeals Court weighs in on politically charged elections manual
An elections guidebook, historically held to a law of its own and prone to the discretion of each secretary of state, now faces existential questions after an appellate court required […]
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 […]
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, […]
Ballots from some dead voters are still legal
The ballot tallies that start emerging on election night will include the votes of at least a few dead people. No, this isn’t Chicago. And it’s not a conspiracy. It’s […]
Some ballots from deceased voters are still legal
The ballot tallies that start emerging on election night will include the votes of at least a few dead people. No, this isn’t Chicago. And it’s not a conspiracy. It’s […]
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 […]

















