PHOENIX — Tens of thousands of Arizona voters who never provided the legally required documented proof of citizenship cannot now be kicked off the registration rolls, Attorney General Kris Mayes concluded Monday.

In an extensive official opinion, Mayes acknowledged a glitch in how information was stored and recorded was discovered last year where the Motor Vehicle Division was telling county recorders that people who wanted to register to vote had a state driver’s license that was issued after Oct. 1, 1996. That is when Arizona began requiring proof of citizenship to get a license.

But it turns out some of those on that list actually had licenses that predated the proof-of-citizenship requirement.

The Arizona Supreme Court agreed to let those in this category vote in the 2024 election.

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