All 15 counties in Arizona have now began reviewing and cleansing their voter rolls to take away noncitizens, together with almost 50,000 voters who registered with out exhibiting proof of U.S. citizenship.
The lawsuit was filed by America First Authorized (AFL) on behalf of EZAZ.org and Yvonne Cahill, a naturalized U.S. citizen and registered voter. AFL was based by Trump advisor Stephen Miller.
It argued that election officers weren’t following Arizona legislation, which requires proof of citizenship to vote in state and native elections. Counties should additionally run month-to-month checks to substantiate the citizenship standing of registered voters.
As a part of the settlement, Arizona counties should now work with Division of Homeland Safety (DHS) to confirm the citizenship of voters who didn’t present documentation when registering.
“This settlement is a superb outcome for all Arizonans,” stated James Rogers, senior counsel at AFL in a statement offered to Fox Information.
Arizona has initiated the removing of unlawful immigrants from its voter rolls, together with almost 50,000 registrants missing proof of U.S. citizenship, in accordance with Fox Information.
Final yr, America First Authorized sued all 15 Arizona counties, alleging they didn’t implement a state legislation… pic.twitter.com/ikcyGHcaGi
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Arizona presently requires proof of citizenship to vote in native or state contests, whereas counties should usually verify a bunch often known as “federal-only voters.”
These are about 50,000 individuals who didn’t give proof of citizenship once they signed up. These voters can not vote in state or native races till their citizenship is verified.
If a voter’s citizenship is confirmed, they may moved to the common record and may vote in all elections. If they’re discovered to not be residents, their registration will probably be canceled.
“This may assist County Recorders discover and take away any aliens on their voter rolls,” Rogers stated.
“It would additionally doubtlessly enfranchise federal-only voters whose citizenship is confirmed, which might permit them to vote in state and native elections.”
Conservative campaigner Scott Presler, who helped Republican voter registration efforts in the course of the 2024 election cycle, described it as “monstrous, earth shakingnews.”
BREAKING: All 15 Arizona counties have begun the method of verifying & eradicating noncitizens from their voter rolls,
which might be as many as 50,000.
That is large, monstrous, earthshaking information. pic.twitter.com/MbwSc32kPc
— ThePersistence (@ScottPresler) April 13, 2025
Arizona, and notably its most populous space of Maricopa County, has lengthy been considered ground zero for Democratic election fraud.
The dishonest was particularly prevalent in the course of the 2020 presidential election and the 2022 governor’s race, when election officers spent days “counting” votes solely to finally declare Democrats because the winners by the closest of margins.