When you’re making it less convenient for voters, you’re reducing their access.
Adrian Fontes
The Public Record
American politician
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October 1, 2026
This is a screaming success of a government program run in a bipartisan way.
— Adrian Fontes
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by number of sources- This should not be a partisan issue. That’s the hill that I’m willing to die on.26 sources2026ncnewsline.com
- The one chance citizens get, the one chance the governed get to keep us in our place, is being the most heavily regulated.7 sources2026ncnewsline.com
- They don’t work with us, they work against us,” Fontes told Votebeat. “Why should I trust them?5 sources2026salon.com
- 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.4 sources2026salon.com
- Arizona election officials have always worked to ensure that only eligible citizens are registered to vote, and we will continue following Arizona law—not directions that come from political rhetoric or intimidation.2 sources2026cbsnews.com
I remain confident that states will carry out safe, secure, and accessible elections for every eligible voter, despite the loss in federal support.
He would have thought he was serving his political masters in Washington, D.C., by doing that.
You’re like the arsonist who causes the fire and then says you’re going to come in and cure things.
What I’d like to do is invite Alex Kolodin to just give straight answers to questions. This isn’t, like, a show. This is serious. Arizona voters need to see who you really are, not the prepared, canned answers.
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.
They don’t work with us, they work against us,” Fontes told Votebeat. “Why should I trust them?
‘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?’
If they want to apologize for threatening us and ruining perfectly good systems, that’s a good start.
“This should not be a partisan issue. That’s the hill that I’m willing to die on,” he said during that panel.
The one chance citizens get, the one chance the governed get to keep us in our place, is being the most heavily regulated.
This should not be a partisan issue. That’s the hill that I’m willing to die on.
What Donald Trump did last night was validate everything we’ve done for the past several years.
Markwayne Mullin doesn’t know what he’s doing, and neither does the DOJ given they’re 0-for-15.
Today’s ruling affirms that the overwhelming majority of those common-sense protections are lawful and appropriate.
It is irresponsible and dangerous that this Administration remains dead set on causing chaos for our election officials across this country.
Arizona election officials have always worked to ensure that only eligible citizens are registered to vote, and we will continue following Arizona law—not directions that come from political rhetoric or intimidation.
It is insulting to insinuate that the good people at our county recorders' offices across the state are not doing their jobs correctly.
The suggestion that Arizona election officials are failing to do their jobs is simply not supported by the facts.
The current process is confusing to voters and results in some voter applications being totally rejected because of which form they use.





