Just four days before Election Day, DOJ probes Arizona voter registrations
Summary
The Justice Department opened an investigation into voter-registration efforts by three Democratic-aligned groups in Arizona, citing reporting that appears to refer to an undercover video. The video shows a person asking about registering despite being ineligible, but it does not show the groups registering anyone; the announcement came after Arizona’s registration deadline and four days before Election Day.Key Facts
- The groups named are nonprofits Worker Power and Stand Indivisible AZ, and When We Count, a voter-registration program of the Democratic National Committee.
- The U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Arizona said it referred the matter to the FBI.
- U.S. Attorney Timothy Courchaine asked Arizona’s secretary of state and Maricopa County recorder to review registrations submitted by the groups.
- The Justice Department’s announcement appears to refer to an Oct. 22 video by Muckraker, a right-wing media outlet.
- The Democratic National Committee said it knew of no cases in which its fellows registered a noncitizen and called the allegations fabricated.
- Arizona’s voter-registration deadline had passed weeks before the announcement.
- Former Maricopa County Recorder Helen Purcell questioned the announcement’s timing and said election officials have limited time to review registrations.
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