Registration error affects up to 6,000 Arizona voters

PHOENIX (AP) — A voter registration error prompted up to 6,000 Arizona voters to get a mail poll with solely federal races, Secretary of State Katie Hobbs mentioned Tuesday.

Hobbs, who’s the Democratic nominee for governor, mentioned in a press release that affected voters will obtain the proper poll shortly.

Hobbs has staked her gubernatorial marketing campaign largely on her staunch protection of the 2020 election within the face of criticism from former President Donald Trump and his allies. Her Republican rival, former tv news anchor Kari Lake, has unfold Trump’s unsupported claims of fraud two years in the past and has known as on Hobbs to step other than overseeing the midterms whereas she’s on the poll.

When individuals register to vote in Arizona or replace their registration, an election system queries driver’s license data to confirm whether or not the individual has confirmed their citizenship. Those who don’t have citizenship documentation on file usually are not eligible to vote in state elections and are registered as “federal only” voters.

Sophia Solis, a spokeswoman for Hobbs, mentioned the motive force’s license question failed to correctly confirm the citizenship for some individuals, main them to to be improperly registered as federal solely voters. She didn’t present a breakdown of their celebration affiliation or describe the traits that led to issues.

Federal solely voters have been a topic of political wrangling for the reason that U.S. Supreme Court dominated in 2013 that Arizona can not require documentary proof of citizenship for individuals to vote in nationwide elections. The state responded by creating two courses of voters — those that can vote in all races and those that can vote solely in federal elections.

Hobbs mentioned in her assertion that the issue affected lower than 1 / 4 of 1 p.c of voters. She mentioned the database downside has been corrected.