Democratic Secretary of State Adrian Fontes and Republican Maricopa County Recorder Stephen Richer will host a Wednesday discussion on whether and how to change the way Arizonans vote and conduct elections.

What's happening: Fontes and Richer will talk at Valley Bar in downtown Phoenix at 6:30pm for a discussion on one of the hottest topics in state politics — the election system.

• ABC15 reporter Garrett Archer — a former election official and campaign operative known to the political world and his Twitter followers as the "Data Guru" — will moderate.

Context: After two consecutive elections plagued by prolonged counts, errors, conspiracy theories and bogus fraud allegations, many politicians are proposing significant changes to election laws.

• Printer problems at many voting centers in Maricopa County on Election Day 2022 spurred delays and widespread concern as tabulation machines repeatedly rejected ballots.
• Some critics argue the biggest problem is delays caused by voters who drop off early ballots on Election Day. They point to examples in 2018, 2020 and 2022 when it's taken a long time to name winners in high-profile races.

Yes, but: Other recent complaints about Arizona's elections are more far-fetched.

• Former President Trump and many local supporters falsely claimed the 2020 election was rigged against him.
• Some Republicans promoted similarly baseless claims in response to GOP losses, particularly Kari Lake in the gubernatorial race and Abraham Hamadeh in the...

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