Press Releases

PHOENIX – The Arizona State Library, Archives and Public Records (LAPR), invites you to a free, virtual event “Arizona Memory Project: Celebrating 20 Years of Online Access to Arizona History” on Wednesday, March 25, 2026, at 11:00 am MST.

PHOENIX – The Arizona Genealogical Advisory Board and the Arizona State Library, Archives, and Public Records are pleased to present the sixth annual Arizona Genealogy Day, a free, virtual event on Saturday, March 21, 2026. 

PHOENIX – The Arizona State Library, Archives and Public Records is now accepting applications from eligible Arizona libraries for Library Services and Technology Act (LSTA) grants to support innovative library projects in their communities. The awards are made possible with federal Library Services and Technology Act funding, which is distributed by the Instit

PHOENIX - Arizona Secretary of State Adrian Fontes released the following statement regarding the news that the Arizona State Senate, under the leadership of Senate President Warren Petersen, turned over 2020 data from the failed Senate "cyber ninja audit." Our office remains steadfast in our work to protect Arizonans' sensitive private information:

PHOENIX – The Office of the Arizona Secretary of State today expressed its gratitude to legislative leaders for ultimately reviewing and approving the remaining election administration items funded through already-appropriated CD7 Special Election funds.

PHOENIX – On Tuesday, March 3, 2026, hundreds of voters in Dallas County were turned away from their usual polling places and directed to new precinct-specific locations after changes to the county’s election procedures disrupted expectations and created confusion for voters arriving to cast ballots.

PHOENIX – Today, Secretary of State Adrian Fontes participated in the federal Election Assistance Commission (EAC), Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS), U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) and U.S.

PHOENIX – Following the passage of 

PHOENIX – Secretary of State Adrian Fontes released the following statement explaining the E-Qual system failure and its connection to long-standing, unaddressed funding requests to modernize Arizona’s election infrastructure:

PHOENIX – Arizona Secretary of State Adrian Fontes today thanked the Joint Legislative Budget Committee (JLBC) for agreeing to review a critical components of the Office’s CD7 Special Election transfer request— $650,000 for temporary cybersecurity monitoring and active management—while issuing an urgent call for JLBC to reconv

PHOENIX – As a board member of Childhelp, a national nonprofit dedicated to the prevention and treatment of child abuse, Secretary of State Adrian Fontes expressed his condolences to the family and friends of Yvonne Fedderson, prominent philanthropist, retired actress, and co-founder of Childhelp who passed away on January 23, 2026 at the age of 90.

PHOENIX – Today, the Arizona Secretary of State Adrian Fontes and Legislative leaders introduced a new bill for the Fifty-Seventh Legislature, Second Regular Session.

PHOENIX – Secretary of State Adrian Fontes announced Sophie Stern and Tysen Woodward as the esteemed recipients of this year’s National Association of Secretaries of State John Lewis Youth Leadership Award.

PHOENIX – In a key step ahead of the 2026 election cycle, Arizona Secretary of State Adrian Fontes formally submitted the 2025 Election Procedures Manual (EPM) to Governor Katie Hobbs and Attorney General Kris Mayes for review, and it has officially been approved by all parties prior to the December 31st deadline.   

PHOENIX – Today, Arizona Secretary of State Adrian Fontes responded to the latest Department of Justice’s (DOJ) Voter Registration List (VRL) and Data Memorandum of Understanding, declining to put private voter information at risk in accordance with state and federal law.  

PHOENIX – In an effort to engage voters in an everchanging media landscape, the Secretary of State will be launching an official Tik Tok Account: @azsecretary. In compliance with the Arizona Department of Administration social media policy, the Department of State is excited to extend our digital efforts to meet voters wherever they are. 

PHOENIX – Cloudflare, an internet infrastructure security platform, experienced an outage that appears to have affected websites globally. Cloudflare provides tools to its customers that fight cybersecurity attacks and load content effectively to users.

PHOENIX – Arizona Secretary of State Adrian Fontes today thanked members of the Joint Legislative Budget Committee (JLBC) for approving funding to launch the FACTS 2.0 modernization project, a critical step toward improving Arizona's business-services systems and integration with the statewide Business One-Stop Portal

PHOENIX – The Arizona Secretary of State’s Office and Local First Arizona today announced the launch of a new website and social media campaign highlighting local businesses that are stepping up to help Arizonans who will lose access to federal food benefits due to the ongoing government shutdown.

PHOENIX – Today’s court ruling requiring the federal government to use contingency funds to continue Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits is encouraging.