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Adrian Fontes
@adrianfontes· AZ· Aug 19, 2026

They just wholly and completely abandoned their duties and threatened prosecution,” Fontes said. “If they want to apologize for threatening us and ruining perfectly good systems, that’s a good start.

salon.com
Steve Simon
@stevesimon· MN· Aug 19, 2026

It’s unhelpful to have political leaders, including the secretary of Homeland Security, hinting at imprisoning election administrators who don’t do what they want,” Simon told Votebeat. “That’s just not helpful.

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Adrian Fontes
@adrianfontes· AZ· Aug 19, 2026

They don’t work with us, they work against us,” Fontes told Votebeat. “Why should I trust them?

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Adrian Fontes
@adrianfontes· AZ· Aug 19, 2026

‘I don’t trust you,’ [Fontes told the CISA officials.] ‘Your boss came out there and said: We are going to criminalize the work you do. Why should we trust you?’

salon.com
Jena Griswold
@jenagriswold· CO· Aug 17, 2026

Trump and his DOJ have no right to Coloradans’ sensitive voter information, and we hope the District Court’s decision is upheld.

coloradonewsline.com
Jena Griswold
@jenagriswold· CO· Aug 17, 2026

The DOJ has lost every lawsuit and appeal they have filed in their attempts to access sensitive voter information from the states.

coloradonewsline.com
Steve Simon
@stevesimon· MN· Aug 17, 2026

It’s pretty clear states are almost entirely on their own this election cycle and cannot rely on the federal government for election assistance,” said Simon.

azmirror.com
Brad Raffensperger
@bradraffensperger· GA· Aug 17, 2026

I want to maintain trust in the outcome of statewide elections heading into the final stretch of campaign season.

georgiarecorder.com
Al Schmidt
@alschmidt· PA· Aug 15, 2026

I take seriously the obligations under both federal and Pennsylvania law to ensure that only eligible voters have access to the ballot box and to see to it that Pennsylvania’s voter rolls are appropriately maintained and updated.

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Adrian Fontes
@adrianfontes· AZ· Aug 14, 2026

“This should not be a partisan issue. That’s the hill that I’m willing to die on,” he said during that panel.

arkansasadvocate.com
David Scanlan
@davidscanlan· NH· Aug 14, 2026

The results are going to speak for themselves,” Scanlan told Stateline. “And the results are factual.

arkansasadvocate.com
Adrian Fontes
@adrianfontes· AZ· Aug 14, 2026

The one chance citizens get, the one chance the governed get to keep us in our place, is being the most heavily regulated.

ncnewsline.com
Adrian Fontes
@adrianfontes· AZ· Aug 14, 2026

This should not be a partisan issue. That’s the hill that I’m willing to die on.

ncnewsline.com
Steve Simon
@stevesimon· MN· Aug 13, 2026

Minnesotans value democracy and they’ve proved it once again by showing up to vote in record numbers.

minnesotareformer.com
Steve Simon
@stevesimon· MN· Aug 12, 2026

I certainly understand why reports of agents of the federal government at the polls would alarm people, especially here in Minnesota, given what we’ve all gone through over the last several months. So, I want to say we are not taking…

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Steve Simon
@stevesimon· MN· Aug 12, 2026

This has been done the last several election cycles under multiple presidents, including President Biden. And Minnesotans may well have voted at a polling place with a federal observer there and not even noticed.

minnesotareformer.com