Voter Registration & Rolls
Lawmakers hear arguments for revamping the state’s current paper-based system, including the threat of new backlogs if a proposed proof-of-citizenship requirement becomes law.
Featuring Secretaries of State Adrian Fontes of Arizona and David Scanlan of New Hampshire, you’ll learn about the practical realities of requiring documented proof of citizenship for elections.
Democrats and other critics say a House bill threatens to disenfranchise people who can’t easily access the right documents.
After the state failed to stop the county mailings last year, the effort moves to the Legislature.
The president had asserted authority to regulate voting that the Constitution explicitly grants to Congress and the states.
Opponents of the bill say some women who have changed their names could be turned away at the polls. Supporters say that concern is overblown.
The state says a bill requiring counties to switch to TEAM would make it easier to monitor voter rolls. But the system has had its problems.
Republicans across the country are pushing to require citizenship documents to register to vote. We want to hear your views.
Los registradores electorales en los condados de Arizona han adoptado distintos criterios sobre cómo proceder cuando un votante que no ha demostrado su ciudadanía actualiza su dirección o afiliación partidaria.
The request does not affect the outcome of the case, but marks the latest of the Trump administration’s withdrawal from voting rights cases.
County recorders have taken different positions on what to do when a voter who hasn’t proven their citizenship tries to update their address or party registration.
The legislation would create new barriers for voters, and new burdens for election officials.
About 200,000 residents who were caught up in a state error will need to show their documents in order to keep voting a full ballot. Some are wondering why.
Congress decided in 1993 that they posed an unfair barrier to voter registration. Trump and the Republicans are reaching a different conclusion.
With the SAVE Act back on the table and proposals in 19 states, voters around the country could soon be facing similar challenges.
Justin Heap, the new recorder, cancels pact with supervisors in a feud over power and funding.
Election officials have long complained about the SURE interface. They’ll have to wait a couple more years for a change.
The state decertified a widely used type of electronic pollbook after problems in November. Will a fix arrive in time for the next election?
A Votebeat analysis shows how such laws risk disenfranchising key voter groups.
The voters, along with nearly 900 in Pinal County, were incorrectly flagged in the counties’ systems. Their ballots will now count.