WASHINGTON, D.C.—Today, Rep. Greg Stanton (D-AZ) issued the following statement after Arizona election officials brought to light a decades-old administrative error that could prevent nearly 100,000 longtime residents from voting in down-ballot elections. These registered voters may not have provided the proof of citizenship required under a 2005 state law, but were miscategorized on the voter rolls because of a coding error by the Arizona Motor Vehicle Division.
“Like most Arizonans, I’m disturbed to learn that nearly 100,000 people – mostly Republicans and Independents – could be disenfranchised from voting in state and local elections this November because of a decades-old coding error. I have spoken with the Secretary of State, and will do everything in my power to ensure all eligible voters are able to cast a full ballot this November.”