DOJ letter threatens Arizona election officials with prosecution as Fontes calls it ‘intimidation’

By: Gloria Rebecca Gomez

Outlets: Arizona Mirror

Published: July 7, 2026

Words: 674

Last Updated: 2 weeks, 1 day ago

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The U.S. Department of Justice on Tuesday sent a letter to the Arizona Secretary of State’s Office threatening to prosecute election officials who knowingly count the ballots of noncitizens or keep them on the voter rolls.

A near-identical letter was sent to more than a dozen other states on Tuesday, ranging from Democrat-led Michigan to deep-red states like Georgia and Tennessee.

In a three-page letter to Arizona Secretary of State Adrian Fontes, …

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