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The secretary of state of Arizona is an elected position in the U.S. state of Arizona. Since Arizona does not have a lieutenant governor, the secretary stands first in the line of succession to the governorship. [1] The secretary also serves as acting governor whenever the governor is incapacitated or out of state.
Adrian Fontes (born April 3, 1970) [2] [3] is an American politician and attorney. A member of the Democratic Party, he has served as the Secretary of State of Arizona since 2023, [4] after defeating Republican nominee Mark Finchem in 2022. [5]
Michele Reagan (born October 13, 1969) is an American Republican politician who served as the 20th Arizona Secretary of State, from 2015 to 2019. She is currently a Justice of the Peace for the Maricopa County McDowell Mountain Precinct.
The office of Arizona Secretary of State Adrian Fontes told NBC News that the number of damaged ballots was in flux. ... "Ballot abuse is a felony in Arizona, and mailbox vandalism is a federal ...
The Arizona Superior Court ordered Maricopa County to release a list of noncitizens registered to vote, siding with America First Legal's lawsuit. Arizona high court rules Secretary of State must ...
The 2022 Arizona Secretary of State election was held on Tuesday, November 8, to elect the next Secretary of State of Arizona. Incumbent Secretary of State Katie Hobbs declined to run for a second term, to instead run for governor. [1] Primary elections were held on August 2, 2022. [2]
In March 2021, Finchem announced he would run for Secretary of State of Arizona in the 2022 election. [23] He received Donald Trump's endorsement in September 2021 and won the Republican primary on August 2, 2022. [10] [24] Finchem is a member of the America First Secretary of State Coalition.
Arizona is one of five states that do not have a specified lieutenant governor, so the Secretary of State is the first in line to succeed the Governor in the event of death, disability, resignation, or removal from office. The line of succession also includes the attorney general, state treasurer, and superintendent of public instruction.