Arizona Supreme Court Allows 98,000 Without Confirmed Citizenship Documents to Vote

The decision comes after officials said a database error allowed people who hadn’t provided proof of citizenship to vote a full ballot for nearly 20 years.

Voters arrive to cast their ballots at a polling place in Phoenix on Nov. 8, 2022. Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images

The Arizona Supreme Court ruled on Sept. 20 that nearly 98,000 people whose proof of citizenship documents had not been confirmed can vote in state and local races.

The court’s decision comes after officials discovered that a database error allowed people who had not provided proof of citizenship, as required by a 2004 ballot initiative, to vote the full ballot for nearly 20 years.