Arizona voters caught up in state's citizenship-proof error could see their registrations canceled
Some of the 200,000 longtime Arizona residents who were mistakenly never asked to provide proof of citizenship when they registered to vote could eventually be kicked off the voter rolls entirely, if a legislative proposal moves forward.
GOP state Rep. Alex Kolodin’s proposal, under House Bill 2038, addresses calls from county recorders for clarity on how they should address these voters’ eligibility. The recorders have been seeking the help since last summer, when state officials announced the problem, and some have criticized Secretary of State Adrian Fontes, a Democrat, for not providing more guidance.
Under Kolodin’s proposal, which he explained at a House committee meeting Wednesday, if the recorders ask these voters for citizenship proof but they fail to provide it within 35 days, their status would be put in limbo. If they attempt to vote while in that limbo status, they would have until 7 p.m. on Election Day to provide the citizenship proof for their ballots to be counted.
But if recorders still don’t have the proof after the next general election in 2026, they must cancel the voter’s registration, the bill says.
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