Arizona has become one of the most important states in the presidential election, and there are concerns that a loophole could allow non-citizens to vote.
“Democratic Arizona Secretary of State Adrian Fontes crafted the state’s Election Procedures Manual (EPM) to permit individuals whose citizenship cannot be verified to register as a ‘federal-only’ voter and cast ballots in upcoming elections,” The Daily Caller reported.
“An otherwise eligible registrant who does not submit DPOC (proof of citizenship) and whose U.S. citizenship cannot be verified via AZMVD records or other record in the statewide voter registration database is registered as a ‘federal-only’ voter. A ‘federal-only’ voter is eligible to vote solely in races for federal office in Arizona (including the Presidential Preference Election (PPE)),” it says on page three of chapter one.
Heritage Foundation senior legal fellow Hans von Spakovsky said that he is concerned that the rule could allow illegal migrants to vote in the 2024 presidential election.
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“I think it’s absolutely a possibility because if you aren’t requiring proof of citizenship, you’re simply going on people’s word that, oh yeah, I’m a U.S. citizen, you’re going to get aliens who register and who vote,” he said to The Daily