The Justice Department is investigating the Arizona voter registration work of Worker Power, Stand Indivisible AZ and When We Count, a registration program of the Democratic National Committee, the US Attorney’s Office for the District of Arizona said on Friday, and it has referred the matter to the FBI. US Attorney Timothy Courchaine wrote to Maricopa County Recorder Justin Heap and Secretary of State Adrian Fontes asking for a review of registrations the groups submitted, saying they may have violated state law on registering ineligible persons, after an October 22 undercover video in which a man posing as a non-citizen asked whether he could register. The Democratic National Committee said it knew of no case of its fellows registering a non-citizen and called the allegations fabricated, and former Maricopa County Recorder Helen Purcell, a Republican, noted that registration closed weeks ago and that registrations are checked for eligibility before any ballot is issued.
Justice Department probes Arizona voter registration groups before election
The US Attorney's Office in Arizona has opened a case into three Democratic-aligned voter registration groups, four days before the November 3 election, after an undercover video purported to show volunteers willing to register non-citizens.
Why it matters: A federal probe of registration drives in a battleground state, announced after registration has closed and days before voting ends, adds a late legal fight over ballots that election officials say would be checked for eligibility in any case.
Data as of Axios Phoenix, October 30, 2026, read in full in this run; single source. Axios reports the US Attorney's Office for the District of Arizona news release and its letters; the release and letters were not read directly in this run, and the video at issue does not, on Axios's account, show any registration taking place.
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