Key Points:
- Top Republican lawmakers threaten to sue Democratic Secretary of State Adrian Fontes over proposed election rules
- Lawmakers claim Fontes’ planned changes go beyond state law and amount to creating law on his own
- Judges have previously declared some of Fontes’ actions to be illegal
By Howard Fischer | Arizona Capitol Times
Two top Republican lawmakers have a message for Democratic Secretary of State Adrian Fontes: Change your proposed elections rules, or we’ll see you in court.
Senate President Warren Petersen and House Speaker Steve Montenegro contend that what Fontes is planning to put into the new Elections Procedures Manual goes beyond what is in state law. And that, they say, means he is trying to create law on his own, something he cannot do.
The questioned provisions range from changes to the voter registration process to whether party representatives can challenge early ballots over proof of citizenship.
