The Arizona Supreme Court has decided that nearly 98,000 voters, whose citizenship status was inaccurately recorded due to a database error, can vote in upcoming state and local elections. This ruling resolves a conflict between state officials and prevents disenfranchisement before the November 5 general election.

The court's decision comes after officials uncovered a database error that for two decades mistakenly designated the voters as having access to the full ballot.

Nearly 100,000 Arizonans who the state recently discovered have not provided proof of citizenship will still be able to vote on all races, at least this year, the

Nearly 100,000 voters who haven't submitted citizenship documents might be prevented from participating in Arizona's state and local elections, a significant number for the battleground state

Like other states, Arizona requires voters to swear that they are citizens when they register to vote. But for 20 years, Arizona law has gone further and required residents to show birth certificates,

Nearly 100,000 voters who haven't submitted citizenship documents might be prevented from participating in Arizona's state and local elections

An error that was discovered in the way Arizona verifies citizenship could prevent nearly 100,000 residents from voting in state and local elections this fall.

An administrative error in Arizona’s voter registration system has incorrectly registered nearly 100,000 residents.