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Fact Check: Maricopa County allows homeless voters to register using city addresses

Voters who use Arizona’s city hall as their home address, unlike online postings, do not constitute voter fraud. Maricopa County officials said unhoused voters can register using the city courthouse or city buildings.

Ann ×postopens a new tab the day before Election Day on Nov. 5, shared a video of a person saying it was suspicious that more than 60 people were registered to vote with the Maricopa County Recorder’s Office as their address.

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The video reads, “Election Integrity Update – More than 60 people in Maricopa County, Arizona are registered to vote using this City Hall as their home address. @realmuckraker investigates.” Posted with a caption.

Reuters confirmed the video was shot outdoors west court buildingopens a new tab Located in Phoenix, Arizona, Maricopa County record bureauopens a new tab is located.

Online accounts commented on the post, saying that using City Hall’s address was illegal and evidence of voter fraud.

However, those eligible to vote who do not have a permanent address in Maricopa County will be able to register using a designated public address. Arizona State Legislature.opens a new tab
in Maricopa Countyopens a new tab The election FAQ document states that voters can register to vote at the address of a homeless shelter, transitional housing such as halfway house or transitional housing, a county courthouse or a post office.

“Individuals experiencing homelessness may use a municipal courthouse or municipal building as their address on their voter registration forms if they do not have a permanent address,” a spokesperson for the Maricopa County Recorder’s Office said in an email. Ta.

The Maricopa County Archives and Records Administration did not immediately respond to a request for comment on the number of people who registered to vote using the agency’s addresses.

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Context is missing. Voters without a permanent address can register to vote in Arizona using a municipal or city building address, but this is not evidence of voter fraud.

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