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Fontes sat down with Democracy Docket founder Marc Elias to discuss the U.S. Department of Justice’s illegal request for voter rolls, his plan to protect voters in 2026, and why Arizona “puts the AZ in crazy.”
Our team has been digging in on what’s probably the most important ongoing voting story of 2026, which will shape the voting access landscape for the midterms: the unprecedented push by the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) to obtain state voter rolls.
The Department of Justice sued Arizona and Connecticut Tuesday, expanding its unprecedented campaign to force states to turn over their unredacted voter rolls.
The top election officials in 10 states are banding together to push back against the Trump administration’s demands for voter registration records, sending a joint letter Tuesday to the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and Department of Justice (DOJ) asking the federal government to clear up the contradictory statements the agencies have made over the data’s use.
An Arizona appeals court dismissed a lawsuit by Mohave County Supervisor Ron Gould that tried to defend a plan to hand-count every ballot — a proposal rooted in election denial rhetoric that has spread through swing states since 2020.
The State of Arizona filed a lawsuit Tuesday accusing House Speaker Mike Johnson (R) of violating the Constitution by refusing to swear in Representative-elect Adelita Grijalva (D).
The Arizona Supreme Court dismissed a Republican lawsuit challenging the state’s 2023 Election Procedure Manual (EPM), citing the “need for clarity in upcoming elections.”
Two restrictive GOP-backed Arizona voting laws will remain blocked after a vote by a federal appeals court Monday.
An Arizona court rejected a lawsuit brought by right-wing groups that sought to limit how election officials verify mail-in ballot signatures.
After Donald Trump lashed out against voting by mail, a few Republican officials disagreed — politely! — with the president’s plans for an unconstitutional executive order.
An absentee voter himself, Trump railed against mail-in ballots and “Seriously Controversial VOTING MACHINES,” in a social media post Monday morning, which he reiterated in rambling remarks at the White House that afternoon.
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