By Rebekah L. Sanders | The Republic
When a Goodyear voter complained on Facebook that his Nov. 7 ballot was confusing, Maricopa County Recorder Adrian Fontes insulted him, attacked the voter’s mother and told him to “go F- yourself.”
The social-media tirade comes as Fontes, the only Democrat to run Maricopa County elections in recorded history, is under a microscope.
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He beat a longtime GOP elections chief in 2016 with promises of better representation and communication with voters and has faced suspicion from Republican officials and voters.
Tuesday’s local election is a litmus test for Fontes.