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Monday, Nov. 25, 2024

Can counties have more registered voters than eligible voters?

Carmela Guaglianone, Arizona Center for Investigative Reporting
yes

Between the 2020 and 2024 general elections, Arizona election officials removed or deactivated around 1.7 million people from the state’s voter rolls through routine list maintenance. The procedures keep voter lists accurate, particularly as voters move, become ineligible to vote or die.

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