The Arizona Supreme Court ruled Friday that roughly 98,000 Arizonans whose voter registration status was in limbo due to a clerical error from 2004 will be able to participate in upcoming elections. The court determined that the voters should not be disenfranchised based on the error and affirmed their right to vote.
The clerical error might have seen the roughly 98,000 Arizona ns unable to participate in state legislature, county, school board, and city elections, including ballot measures.The Arizona Supreme Court ruled Friday that roughly 98,000 Arizona ns whose voter registration status was in limbo will be able to participate in the discovered a clerical error from 2004 that granted the nearly 100,000 Arizona ns voting registration status despite not providing documented proof of citizenship.
The clerical snafu was first discovered earlier this month by the Maricopa County recorder’s office. In 2005, Arizona state law required documentary proof of citizenship in order to register to vote. The state considers driver’s licenses that were issued after October of 1996 to be documentary proof of citizenship.
Arizona GOP Chair Gina Swoboda joined them in applauding the court’s decision. In an interview with NBC News on Friday night, Swoboda said, “I could not be happier with this result."
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