Phoenix (Az Family) – Major confusion in Maricopa County Recorder Office It caused confusion and confusion for over 80,000 people.

A letter has been sent to tens of thousands of Arizona voters, indicating they have recently moved. You will need to provide evidence of your residency to vote in future elections.

“It made me think someone had stole my identity and I started panicking,” Beth Marapin said.

On Thursday, she received a letter by mail from the recorder’s office. It starts with “Have you moved?” Afterwards, according to Adot, she will get a new driver’s license in another state and say she will be on the inactive voter list unless she proves she still lives in Arizona.

“I was scared,” she said.

However, Marapan has not been in operation for over 10 years. She called and said she would wait about an hour before going to the recorder’s office to get an answer.

“They said, ‘Oh, no, this is a mistake,'” Marapan said. “This went out to 83,000 people.”

“All I can tell you is a notification sent by a third-party vendor in the county. This was not an internal mistake in the recorder’s office.”

She said the recorder’s office first learned about the printing errors on Thursday when voters contacted them with concern. Petty advises anyone who gets it to ignore it.

“Third-party vendors have already started processing and sending revised letters. They are fully liable for the error and are sending revised letters at a cost, so there is no additional cost to the county,” Petty said.

Peoria resident Vicki James is another of the 83,000 people who received the letter.

“I encourage you to question the integrity of your office,” James said.

Petty said that all voters who received the wrong memo are on the list to receive something else.

“The notification that these voters should have received was related to MVD glitch,” Petty said.

“Can you explain what it is?” asked Arizona family reporter Michaela Marshall.

“I think we will have voters receive the new revised letter, and if you have any questions or concerns, we will be able to contact our office about the letter,” Petty said.

“Do you want me to send you garbage like this and put your trust in your office again? I don’t think so,” James said.

When asked how the office plans to rebuild the trust with the public, Petty said:

Petty said there is no record of voters affected by the mistake.

Arizona family asked Addot. “Glitch” The Petty said the new letter would deal with it. an Adot spokesman He said the issue will affect those who have obtained their license by October 1, 1996. People in that group must provide evidence of citizenship to vote in future elections.

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