The Maricopa County Recorder’s Office stands by its choice to restore the voter registration status of individuals affected by the glitch that affected 218,000 voters.
“Maricopa County has not received a complete list of individuals who may have been affected by MVD data surveillance from the Secretary of State’s Office,” the Recorder’s Office said in part in a statement to Fox News.
“However, if the affected voters submitted a new voter registration form after the oversight was discovered, the system indicated that they were required to provide a DPOC when the new registration form was processed. were contacted individually and informed that their registration was incomplete.” However, upon further review, these voters were removed from unregistered status only if they were previously existing registered voters. “The decision has been taken to restore the situation,” the statement said.
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From now on, these voters will be able to participate in the next election as before, the Recorder’s Office said.
“Additionally, we are aware that approximately 2,000 voters affected by MVD data monitoring have submitted voter registration updates, and some of them may have been contacted about providing DPOC,” the statement said. It is written in
The county recorder added, “However, he has since reverted to his original position for this election, whether or not he provided additional information.”
The Arizona Superior Court ruled last Thursday that counties must provide a list of noncitizens currently registered to vote to a conservative watchdog group, following a lawsuit against the county last year.
During the evidence hearing, Arizona Secretary of State Adrian Fontes, the state’s attorney, testified that the system error affected about 218,000 registered voters, court documents said.
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The order acknowledged that Mr. Fontes had a partial list of about 98,000 voters whose citizenship documents had not been verified, but a complete list of all 218,000 affected voters. He points out that he said that it does not exist. Fontes blamed “hasty drafting” and unclear wording for the government’s press release, which referred to a complete list. He also claimed that the Motor Vehicles Department (MVD) had not provided him with a list containing personal information of additional voters who may lack sufficient documentation.
However, the court concluded that his testimony was contradictory. Fontes initially denied having a list of 98,000 voters before amending his statement.
“His testimony suggested that he lacked detailed knowledge of AZSOS.” [Arizona Secretary of State] “We have endeavored to address this matter and the records relating to 218,000 individuals held by AZSOS,” court documents state.
The decision comes after the AFL filed a lawsuit on behalf of the Arizona nonprofit Strong Communities Foundation and Yvonne Cahill, a registered voter and naturalized citizen of Maricopa County.
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AFL previously gave Maricopa County It will take a week to deal with alleged non-citizens on the voter rolls.
According to the Arizona Secretary of State’s Office, the lawsuit alleges that as of April 2024, more than 35,000 registered voters in Arizona have not provided proof of citizenship and are limited to voting in federal elections. It is claimed that it has been done.
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Maricopa County Recorder Stephen Richer said through his attorney that he would not take any action “particularly due to concerns for voter safety and concerns about the accuracy of the list,” and his office has already responded. He claimed that there was. and lawsays the Arizona Superior Court document.
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