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Maricopa County launches probe into 207 voters’ citizenship

The Maricopa County Attorney's Office is investigating more than 200 people whose citizenship and voter eligibility have been questioned by the county recorder.

Maricopa County Recorder Justin Heap referred 207 voters to prosecutors for a citizenship review. (...

Maricopa County Recorder Justin Heap referred 207 voters to prosecutors for a citizenship review. (Photo by Rebecca Noble/Getty Images)

(Photo by Rebecca Noble/Getty Images)

PHOENIX — The Maricopa County Attorney’s Office is investigating 207 people whose citizenship and voter eligibility are being questioned by the county recorder.

The office received 137 names from the Maricopa County Recorder’s Office on Friday, March 20, and an additional 70 names on Monday, officials said in a release. Of the 207 people referred, 60 cast ballots, according to County Recorder Justin Heap’s office.

Prosecutors said that the investigation is still in its early stages.

“In order to protect the integrity of the investigation, we will not comment further,” the office said in a statement. “When more information is available for release, we will make that public.”

 

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Giuseppe Gottabigdong 5 months ago

I'm sure there's a lot more than 207..

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C in Texas and Arizona 5 months ago

here we go………………!!!!!!!

LOL

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Julzrulz X 5 months ago

It won’t pass. As a woman I should never have to jump through any more hoops or pay one dime more than a man to vote. If I do it’s voter suppression.
Funny thing is , if it did pass all those toothless, trailer park maga voters wouldn’t know how to get what they need. It would blow up in their faces