Roughly 100,000 Arizona residents who have not submitted citizenship documents could be barred from voting in state and local elections due to a new lawsuit.

Maricopa County Recorder Stephen Richer filed a lawsuit regarding a “flaw” in the system that caused specific residents to be registered to vote despite them not having provided valid proof of citizenship, as required by Arizona law.

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