Fontes Told Cease And Desist Over Ballot Instruction To Correct Ballot

Arizona Daily Independent ^ | 8-18-20 | ADI Star reporter

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PHOENIX – On August 17, a cease and desist letter was sent to Maricopa County Recorder Adrian Fontes regarding a new instruction included on early ballot materials during this month’s Primary Election. In the letter, attorney Alexander Kolodin, advises Fontes that the instruction to cross out votes made in error on a ballot must not be included on the upcoming General Election ballots.

“Adrian Fontes is a dangerous man who makes up his own rules as he goes along. Not surprisingly, the rules he invents always make our elections less secure and provide back doors for unscrupulous people to put their thumb on the scale of our elections,” Kolodin told the Arizona Daily Independent.

“Our client knows that he is going to keep doing this as long as nobody challenges him,” said Kolodin referring to Fontes. “Perhaps the worst of these new rules is the instruction that voters can change their vote without requesting a new ballot by crossing-off the old vote and filling in a new bubble. Of course, there’s no way to know who actually crossed off a vote, so anyone in a ballot’s chain of custody could change a vote without anyone being able to tell. That’s why, on Monday, our client sent a cease and desist letter telling Fontes to knock it off or get sued.”

The instruction ad raised the eyebrows of both lawmakers and candidates alike during the primary cycle.

[Mr. Jeeves]

Haven’t heard a peep out of Kelli Ward at all. I honestly don’t think she is strong at all.

There must be big money in becoming a party leader - everyone who takes the job undergoes a complete personality transplant.

[hsmomx3]

It’s pretty sad. If this keeps up and we continue to get do-nothing GOP leaders, we are going to lose BIG elections.