Fontes urges high court to reject Trump-linked firm’s ballot rewrite bid for election reform measure

A Trump-linked law firm should not get to rewrite a description of a Republican-backed ballot referral that would make sweeping changes to Arizona election laws, the Democratic secretary of state argued to the state’s highest court. America First Legal Foundation on Friday appealed a decision by a trial court judge, striking down its challenge to [

By: Caitlin Sievers

Outlets: Arizona Mirror

Published: August 18, 2026

Words: 969

Last Updated: 16 hours, 36 minutes ago


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A Trump-linked law firm should not get to rewrite a description of a Republican-backed ballot referral that would make sweeping changes to Arizona election laws, the Democratic secretary of state argued to the state’s highest court.

America First Legal Foundation on Friday appealed a decision by a trial court judge, striking down its challenge to the description — written by Fontes — of Proposition 144 that is set to be printed on the …

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