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"No Means No": AZ Secretary of State Calls for Resistance as Trump Pushes to "Nationalize" Voting

2026-02-04 News & Politics
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Support our work: https://democracynow.org/donate/sm-desc-yt As President Trump suggests the federal government should "nationalize" and take over the elections process from the states, we speak with Arizona Secretary of State Adrian Fontes. He is the former county recorder for Maricopa County, Arizona, and oversaw elections there in 2020. The Justice Department has sued Arizona and over 20 other states for their full voter registration lists. "No means no," Fontes says in response to the Trump administration's encroachment on state authority. "We should not be handing over any of our personal identifying information to the president. Not only should we not be doing it, but it's against the law for me to fulfill the request from the Department of Justice." Democracy Now! is an independent global news hour that airs on over 1,500 TV and radio stations Monday through Friday. Watch our livestream at democracynow.org Mondays to Fridays 8-9 a.m. ET. Subscribe to our Daily Email Digest: https://democracynow.org/subscribe

Top Comments (10)

@IsaacFlores-x9c 2026-02-04

So he is sueing the irs because they leaked his tax info , but wants our info against our will? the hypocrisy

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@debrabruzdowicz475 2026-02-04

NO ON NATIONALIZED ELECTIONS IN THE UNITED STATES

94 3 replies
@loganmalough2379 2026-02-04

It’s like Trump doesn’t know the meaning of the word NO.

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@storybookvillain1985 2026-02-04

He has no right or power to nationalize voting. That would require changing of the US Constitution by a two-thirds vote of both the House and Senate.

76 25 replies
@fredmassicotte8191 2026-02-04

No, President PDFile, we're going to vote out the GOP, and vote in politicians to hold you accountable. The facts coming out are about President PDFile telling a victim he would have her and her family killed.

62 19 replies
@kathyschumann5368 2026-02-04

Stand your ground Adrian Fontes! Thank you

36 3 replies
@GrahamConnell-jones 2026-02-04

Stop paying this cabal. No tax paid until trumpstein files are all displayed. Act now to prévent tyranny. Cut Off the money supply. (Live like a billionaire).

31 2 replies
@GM-fm9ew 2026-02-04

Perjury and Tax Evasion are still illegal in America right ? Arrest them today !

28 2 replies
@krnjpnpowr 2026-02-04

Good job, America! There is a completely deranged sociopath in the Whitehouse.

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@SandraWeiss-jc6xz 2026-02-04

Please DO NOT ALLOW this CORRUPT REGIME to have access to our information.

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