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In this episode of Democracy Now!, host Amy Goodman interviews Adrian Fontes, Arizona's Secretary of State, about the state's resistance to President Trump's executive order limiting mail-in voting and attempting to centralize voter eligibility lists. Fontes condemns the order as unconstitutional, arguing it undermines state and congressional authority over elections as defined in Article I, Section 4 of the U.S. Constitution. He emphasizes that Arizona’s mail-in voting system—established by Republicans in the early 1990s and used by over 80% of voters in 2024—is secure, reliable, and widely supported. Fontes also discusses the state’s legal challenges to the federal order, citing multiple investigations after the 2020 election that found no evidence of fraud. He criticizes former Attorney General Pam Bondi for overreaching in demanding sensitive voter data and for politicizing the Justice Department. The interview concludes with a tribute to Fontes on his birthday, underscoring his role as a defender of electoral integrity in a politically charged era.
Trump's executive order to control voter eligibility lists is unconstitutional and violates state and congressional authority over elections.
Arizona’s mail-in voting system, used by over 80% of voters, is secure, long-standing, and supported by voters across demographics.
Multiple investigations after the 2020 election found no evidence of fraud in Arizona’s elections.
The state is preparing legal action against the federal order, citing violations of privacy laws and democratic principles.
Former Attorney General Pam Bondi is criticized for overreaching and politicizing the Justice Department.
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Trump's Executive Order on Mail-In Voting and National Voter Lists
“The president wants to select his own voters. It's not like our democracy should be released. We must open the doors to each of the US voices in each of our states, for truly listening to the voice of the people.”
Arizona's Secure Mail-In Voting System and Historical Context
Secretary Fontes defends Arizona’s mail-in voting system, established in the early 1990s by Republicans, which has been used by over 80% of voters and is widely trusted.
Legal Challenges and Resistance to Federal Overreach
“The order is unconstitutional, it is illegal. And as I said, there are many problems with this order.”
Post-2020 Election Investigations and the Myth of Voter Fraud
“The result indicated that there was no problem. But not only did we do it... The Procurador General Mark Brnovich also did his own investigation... he didn't find any problem.”
Critique of Pam Bondi and the Politics of Voter Data
Fontes criticizes former Attorney General Pam Bondi for demanding sensitive voter data and politicizing the Justice Department, calling her actions a threat to democratic integrity.
“The president has to stop the lies against the people who make and administer our elections because it's dividing our country until the date and that has to stop.”
“The lies come from the United States. They do more harm to our democracy and our elections, more than any other threat we have right now, although it be foreign or domestic.”
“The president wants to select his own voters. It's not like our democracy should be released. We must open the doors to each of the US voices in each of our states, for truly listening to the voice of the people.”
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Pam Bondi
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Maricopa County
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Mark Brnovich
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