Adrian Fontes
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Election Integrity Expert Criticizes Secretary of State Adrian Fontes’ New Draft of Election Procedures Manual
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Merissa Hamilton, who runs the grassroots election integrity organization EZAZ, voiced her concerns last week about Secretary of State Adrian Fontes’ proposed revisions to the state’s Election Procedures Manual (EPM), As required by state law, the Arizona Secretary of State (AZSOS) is required to update the EPM every other year. In her critique, Hamilton pointed…
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FBI, DHS Investigating Cyber Attack on Arizona’s Election System
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Secretary of State Adrian Fontes acknowledged in a press release earlier this month that possible foreign actors conducted a cyber attack on the candidate portal of the secretary of state’s (AZSOS) website. Fontes downplayed the hacking, and didn’t indicate whether the hackers were successful or not. State Senator Jake Hoffman (R-Queen Creek), founder and chair…
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Election Integrity Champion Legislator Alex Kolodin Campaigns for Arizona Secretary of State
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SCOTTSDALE, Arizona – State Representative Alex Kolodin (R-Scottsdale), an election attorney, is running for Arizona Secretary of State against Democratic incumbent Adrian Fontes. He held a campaign fundraising event in north Scottsdale last week to explain his plan to bring back election integrity to the office. Kolodin said, “That guy has been a nemesis of…
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Attorney General Kris Mayes and Secretary of State Adrian Fontes Sue Trump Administration Over Election Integrity Executive Order
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Attorney General Kris Mayes joined Secretary of State Adrian Fontes in a lawsuit filed with 19 other Democratic-run states against the Trump administration challenging his executive order on election integrity measures for allegedly intruding on state sovereignty. However, Democratic officials supported HR 1, a 2021 bill in Congress that would federalize elections, and President Joe…
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Arizona Left-Leaning Officials Who Supported H.R. 1 Denounce Trump’s Executive Order on Election Integrity as Attempt to ‘Federalize Elections’
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President Donald Trump issued an executive order this week stating that his administration will take steps to ensure election integrity, sparking objections from Democrats, including some Arizona officials. Secretary of State Adrian Fontes objected to the order, claiming it would “federalize elections,” with others making similar claims. However, Democrats supported H.R. 1, a radical bill…
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Court: Democrat Secretary Fontes Sidestepped Arizona Law When Drafting Election Rulebook
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Arizona’s Democrat secretary of state failed to comply with existing law when creating the state’s election rulebook, an Arizona court ruled on Thursday. Writing on behalf of a three-judge panel on the Arizona Court of Appeals, Judge Lacey Gard ruled that Secretary of State Adrian Fontes “did not substantially comply” with the Arizona Administrative Procedure…
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A Battle Over Election Administration Is Brewing In Arizona’s Largest County
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‘In [2024], the voters of Maricopa County sent a clear message: they want leaders who will implement efficient and trustworthy election reforms.’This post was originally published on this site
