Maricopa County restores voting rights to 24 flagged voters
Summarised from 2 outlets · Updated 24 Oct, 01:39 · Archive
Twenty-four Maricopa County voters will have their voting eligibility restored after a court-ordered mediation resolved a lawsuit.
Maricopa County Recorder Justin Heap will restore voting eligibility to 24 citizens whose registrations had been flagged as ineligible, Arizona Attorney General Kris Mayes announced Friday. The resolution followed a court-ordered mediation before Maricopa County Superior Court Judge Adele Ponce, who arranged for both sides to meet with a mediator to resolve the eligibility dispute.
During a hearing, James Rogers, representing Heap, said the Attorney General's Office and the Maricopa County Attorney's Office had stated publicly that they have evidence the voters are citizens but had not provided it to the recorder's office. Rogers said that if such evidence were provided and satisfied statutory requirements, the recorder would restore the voters to active status. He noted that the original complaint listed 25 voters, but one had already provided proof of citizenship and been restored to voting status.
Kris Mayes stated that the restoration should not have required litigation. 'It should not have taken litigation to make Justin Heap follow the law — that is his duty and the duty of all election officials,' she wrote on social media.
How it is being reported
- Judge urges resolution over 24 Maricopa County voters marked ineligibleA judge urges a deal as 24 Maricopa County voters remain marked ineligible days before an early-ballot deadline.Azfamily · 23 Oct, 22:51
- 24 Maricopa County voters win fight to get flagged ballots restored, Mayes says24 wrongly flagged Maricopa County citizens are getting their voting rights back just days before the ballot deadline.KOLD · 23 Oct, 22:51
In this story: Maricopa County · Justin Heap · Kris Mayes · Adele Ponce · Arizona
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