{"id":2260163,"date":"2024-06-05T07:26:02","date_gmt":"2024-06-05T11:26:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/arizona-gop-files-lawsuit-over-more-than-500000-unaccounted-for-voters-on-the-rolls\/"},"modified":"2024-06-05T07:30:19","modified_gmt":"2024-06-05T11:30:19","slug":"arizona-gop-files-lawsuit-over-more-than-500000-unaccounted-for-voters-on-the-rolls","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/arizona-gop-files-lawsuit-over-more-than-500000-unaccounted-for-voters-on-the-rolls\/","title":{"rendered":"Arizona GOP sues over 500,000 &#8216;unaccounted-for voters&#8217; on rolls"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">18<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Farizona-gop-files-lawsuit-over-more-than-500000-unaccounted-for-voters-on-the-rolls%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2260163&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>The Arizona Republican Party and\u2064 the \u200cArizona Free \u200bEnterprise Club have jointly filed a lawsuit \u200dagainst Arizona Secretary of State Adrian Fontes. Accusations include violations of the National Voter Registration\u2062 Act. The lawsuit is centered around alleged irregularities in the\u2063 state&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/ninth-state-suddenly-abandons-eric-voter-registration-system-becomes-largest-to-leave-compact\/\" title=\"Ninth State Suddenly Abandons ERIC Voter Registration System, Becomes Largest to Leave Compact\">voter\u200d registration system<\/a> and the presence of purportedly <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/8-ways-the-lefts-for-the-people-act-could-help-democrats-dominate-elections-for-a-generation\/\" title=\"8 Ways The Left\u2019s \u201cFor The People\u201d Act Could Help Democrats Dominate Elections For A Generation\">ineligible voters<\/a> on Arizona\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/in-nevada-a-corrupt-cash-for-votes-scheme-is-hiding-in-plain-sight\/\" title=\"In Nevada, A Corrupt Cash-For-Votes Scheme Is Hiding In Plain Sight\">voter rolls<\/a>. The Arizona Republican Party and the Arizona Free Enterprise Club have collaboratively initiated legal action against Arizona Secretary of State Adrian Fontes. Allegations revolve around breaches\u2064 of the National Voter Registration Act, focusing on discrepancies in Arizona&#8217;s voter registration system and the \u2062inclusion of allegedly \u2062ineligible voters on the state&#8217;s voter rolls.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<div data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_79\">\n<p>The Arizona Republican Party and the Arizona Free Enterprise Club filed a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/lawsuit\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>lawsuit<\/a> against <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/arizona\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Arizona<\/a> Secretary of State Adrian Fontes.<\/p>\n<p>Both organizations have accused Fontes of violating numerous issues related to the National Voter Registration Act, <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/AZGOP\/status\/1798081824700482019\/photo\/1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">according to a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/why-this-average-american-is-voting-for-donald-trump\/\" title=\"Why This Average American Is Voting for Donald Trump\">social media post<\/a> on X<\/a>. The lawsuit concerns alleged discrepancies in the state\u2019s voter registration system and allegedly ineligible voters on Arizona\u2019s voter rolls. <\/p>\n<figure>\n<div>\n<blockquote data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<div lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">\n<p>\ud83d\udea8 BREAKING: <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/AZGOP?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@AZGOP<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/azfec?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@azfec<\/a> has filed a major lawsuit against Democrat Secretary of State Adrian Fontes for critical voter roll issues!<\/p>\n<p>We won&#8217;t stop fighting for integrity, transparency, and accountability in Arizona elections! \ud83d\udca5\ud83d\uddf3\ufe0f <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/3G8Tc379xK\">pic.twitter.com\/3G8Tc379xK<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>\u2014 Republican Party of Arizona (@AZGOP) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/AZGOP\/status\/1798081824700482019?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">June 4, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>\u201cAccurate voter rolls are the bedrock of our constitutional republic,\u201d said Gina Swoboda, Chair of the Arizona Republican Party. \u201cThe rampant presence of ineligible voters on our rolls is unacceptable and undermines the trust Arizonans place in our electoral process.\u201d <\/p>\n<p>According to the lawsuit, research into the state\u2019s voter rolls discovered that Arizona has between 500,000 to 1.27 million invalid registrations, including deceased people and those who have left the state. Additionally, some counties were found to have \u201coutrageous voter registration rates,\u201d with some having a total list of voter names that exceeded \u201c100% of eligible voters.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe AZGOP and the Arizona Free Enterprise Club are demanding the immediate implementation of an effective voter list maintenance program to comply with NVRA mandates,\u201d read a statement posted on the X account for the Republican Party of Arizona. <\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">CLICK HERE TO READ MORE FROM THE WASHINGTON EXAMINER<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>As part of the legal effort, both groups seek judicial action to clean up the voter rolls and implement an <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/cdc-quietly-changed-basis-of-essential-public-health-services-from-research-to-equity\/\" title=\"CDC Quietly Changed Basis Of Essential Public Health Services From \u2018Research\u2019 To \u2018Equity\u2019\">effective system<\/a> that prevents such discrepancies from occurring again, according to the post on X. As part of the stipulations in the lawsuit, both the Arizona Free Enterprise Club and the Republican Party of Arizona are <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/AZGOP\/status\/1798081824700482019\/photo\/2\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">asking<\/a> the court to declare that Fontes violated the National Voter Registration Act, the implementation of voter roll maintenance programs, and the introduction of an injunction to require the state to comply. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cOur findings reveal a staggering number of counties with more registered voters than eligible citizens,\u201d said Scot Musi, president of the Arizona Free Enterprise Club. \u201cThis is a clear indication of a system in disarray. We are holding Adrian Fontes accountable to ensure fair and credible elections in Arizona.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Arizona GOP and Arizona Free Enterprise Club sued Secretary of State Adrian Fontes for breaching the National Voter Registration Act. Alleged discrepancies in the state&#8217;s voter registration system led to the lawsuit, as per a social media post on X<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2677,"featured_media":2260164,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/iStock-1401422579-1024x683.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[538],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2260163","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-washington-examiner"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/iStock-1401422579-1024x683.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2260163","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2677"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2260163"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2260163\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2260164"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2260163"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2260163"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2260163"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}