Arizona Secretary of State Adrian Fontes exceeded his authority when he made changes to the state’s election manual in 2023, a Maricopa County Superior Court judge ruled on Dec. 19.
The state may not enforce the now-invalidated provisions of the election manual, including one that would have allowed the secretary of state to canvass election results even if a county had not certified its ballots, Maricopa County Superior Court Judge Scott Blane ruled.
