Statement from Arizona Secretary of State Adrian Fontes
PHOENIX, AZ – Secretary of State Adrian Fontes released the following statement in response to the President's address this evening: "Every eligible American citizen deserves to have confidence that elections are secure, accurate, and administered according to the law. That’s a principle every Arizonan should be able to support.
Tonight’s address did not present new information that changes Arizona’s understanding of election administration or the safeguards already in place to protect our elections. Arizona’s election officials will continue to evaluate credible evidence whenever it is presented, but our responsibility is to follow the facts—not political rhetoric.
Arizona has some of the strongest election laws in the nation. We verify voter eligibility, enforce voter identification requirements, maintain clean voter rolls, protect voters’ personal information, and conduct transparent, auditable elections in partnership with our county recorders.
If the federal government possesses credible evidence of criminal activity or unlawful voting in Arizona, we expect that information to be shared promptly with the appropriate state authorities so it can be investigated under the law. That has always been our position, and it remains our position today.
Public confidence is built through transparency, professionalism, and evidence—not by revisiting claims that have already been thoroughly examined without presenting new, verifiable facts.
Our focus remains exactly where it has always been: ensuring that every eligible American citizen can vote, every lawful ballot is counted accurately, every ineligible vote is prevented, and every election is conducted fairly, securely, and in accordance with Arizona law.
Arizona voters deserve facts, not distractions. They deserve election officials who remain focused on running safe, secure, and transparent elections—not relitigating the past. That is exactly what the Office of the Arizona Secretary of State will continue to do.”