Yahoo Autos Watch: Mark Finchem, Adrian Fontes square off in Arizona secretary of state debate
The two candidates for Arizona secretary of state will face each other in a televised debate Thursday that is expected to highlight stark differences in how elections should be run.
Democrat Adrian Fontes and Republican Mark Finchem will participate in a half-hour debate that will air on Arizona PBS' Channel 8 at 5 p.m. and rebroadcast at 10 p.m. The Arizona Republic and azcentral.com will also stream the debate.
"Arizona Horizon" host Ted Simons and Arizona Republic reporter Richard Ruelas will co-moderate the debate, which is sponsored by the Arizona Clean Elections Commission.
The public can submit debate questions to the commission by emailing ccec@azcleanelections.gov. Questions are accepted up until noon Thursday.
End early voting? Ban machines? Here's where Arizona's secretary of state candidates stand on elections
The secretary of state oversees election management in Arizona, including testing the accuracy of the voting machines the 15 counties use to tabulate ballots. The office also manages the voter registration database and candidate and campaign filings, along with lobbyist registration, partnership filings, and the address confidentiality registry, among other duties.
The office is next in line for the governorship, should the governor leave office for any reason.
Widely contrasting views on elections
The Finchem vs. Fontes matchup provides contrasting views on key election issues, from the outcome of the 2020 presidential election to how Arizona should run elections in the future.
