Nearly 2220,000 voters in the state may have registered to vote without ever providing proof of citizenship due to clerical issues involving the Motor Vehicle Division.
An attorney for Arizona’s secretary of state told a judge that releasing their names would result in voter intimidation.
A flaw recently found in the voter registration system incorrectly showed some people provided proof of citizenship when they applied for a driver’s license.
That allowed them to vote in local and state elections even though they did not actually provide that proof as required by state law. The Strong Communities Foundation of Arizona is suing for the names of those voters, who the state Supreme Court said can vote Nov. 5.
Attorney Craig Morgan told a judge that groups suing for those names would abuse it.
"I'll have video evidence to show you of at least one instance where people show up at these folk's doors pretending to be from my client's office or similar government agencies, saying, 'You need to prove to us that you can vote," Morgan said.
It is not clear if there will be a court hearing, and any decision is likely to be appealed to the state Supreme Court.
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