Mayes and Fontes Applaud Court Ruling on Voter Rolls and Condemn Supreme Court Decision Gutting Voting Rights Act

It has been a couple of busy court watching days for Arizona’s Attorney General Kris Mayes and Secretary of State Adrian Fontes as two decisions from the judiciary came down affecting voter information and potentially the districts they will be voting in.

Yesterday, (April 28, 2026), both Mayes and Fontes applauded the decision of the Federal District Judge of Arizona, Susan Brnovich, a Trump appointee and wife of the late Arizona Attorney General, that threw out the Department of Justice’s request to access the Grand Canyon state’s voter rolls and the private demographic information contained in them.

In a joint release, Mayes and Fontes wrote:

“Today, Judge Susan Brnovich rightfully dismissed the Trump Administration’s lawsuit demanding Arizona hand over its statewide voter registration rolls to the federal government. That database contains the sensitive personal information of millions of Arizona voters — home addresses, dates of birth, and Social Security and driver’s license numbers. But the Court was clear: Title III of the Civil Rights Act does not authorize this demand. This is now the sixth federal court to reach the same conclusion. Arizona acted correctly in refusing this request, and today’s ruling vindicates that decision. Our offices will continue to defend the privacy of Arizona voters against federal overreach.”

In a social media post after the ruling, Secretary Fontes said:

“Hey folks, looks like your personal data is safe yet again because the case against me and the Department of Justice’s illegal requests to grab that voter registration data has been dismissed. The Department of Justice was wrong yet again. In another state, this DOJ loses by trying to invade your privacy.

I will continue to protect your personal identifying information from these kinds of illegal requests, no matter what. Congratulations to the lawyers over at Arizona Attorney General Kris Mayes office and my own legal team for making sure that we protect all of Arizona’s voters.”

Both Mayes and Fontes were not pleased with the United States Supreme Court ruling today that essentially gutted part of the landmark 1965 Voting Rights Act that allowed for congressional districts to be drawn to satisfy minority representation goals.

In another joint statement, the Attorney General and Secretary wrote:

“Elections have consequences, and we saw that again today with the Supreme Court’s gutting of the single most important voting rights law in the history of our Republic. They have effectively ended more than 60 years of common-sense protections.

“Historically, both Republicans and Democrats have stood up to protect this vital act. While today’s ruling is troubling, we should not despair. Every time this court has sought to remove a right or undermine American liberties, the people have stood up and pushed back.

“Bipartisan leaders, secretaries of state, and attorneys general of conscience across the country won’t stand for this misguided decision, and neither will the voters this November.

“We remain committed to the voters and protecting their rights under the Constitution.”

Expect the political gerrymandering wars to continue past 2026 and into 2028.

Red States are about to get redder.

Blue States are about to get bluer.

Purple States like Arizona will have to wait until after the midterms to see if one party emerges to control all the keys to power to determine which direction the congressional district redesign prevailing winds go.

Donald Trump and the current Supreme Court, with three of the Aspiring Duce’s picks, have done more to divide this country since the Confederacy during the Civil War.

Shame on them.