Pinal County incorrectly told hundreds of longtime residents they needed to provide proof of citizenship before voting in Tuesday’s election.
The Arizona county’s decision to flag these voters’ registrations came to light when some of the voters tried to cast an early ballot for Tuesday’s election, and shortly after were notified by the county recorder’s office that they needed to provide proof of citizenship before 7 p.m. Election Day in order to have their ballot count.
The office backtracked on that decision after meeting with the Secretary of State’s Office on Friday. These voters — nearly 900 — will no longer need to provide proof of citizenship, County Recorder Dana Lewis said Friday night.
If the voters had already attempted to vote an early ballot and had the ballot put on hold, those ballots will now be counted. Others who had not cast their ballots yet will not see an issue when they go to vote, she said….