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✓ Fontes accused his opponent of playing politics instead of
respecting the will of the voters, while Finchem accused Fontes of
making up election law, repeatedly referencing an opinion piece by Laurie Roberts of the Arizona Republic.
In the column, she accused Fontes of making up election law in March
2020, when he decided to mail ballots to all registered Democrats who
had not yet voted in the presidential primary, amid the start of the
COVID-19 pandemic. A court ultimately blocked him.
Mark Finchem's fealty to the 'Big Lie' was center stage in debate with Adrian Fontes
Mark Finchem, the Republican candidate for secretary of state who has built his campaign on baseless claims the 2020 election was marred by fraud, continually dodged questions and spouted conspiracy theories in a televised debate Thursday night.
His Democratic opponent, Adrian Fontes, said voters will have to make the choice between “laws and lies.”
Fontes, a former Maricopa County recorder who lost his re-election bid in 2020, framed November’s election as a referendum on democracy.
“Democracy is a decision, and as you’ve seen tonight, that decision could be no more clear,” Fontes said. “You can decide between community building and stability or conspiracy theories and cantankerousness.”
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