U.S. attorney investigating three groups reportedly 'registering non-citizens to vote in Arizona'

U.S. Attorney for the District of Arizona Timothy Courchaine's office is investigating reports about "three non-profit organizations registering non-citizens to vote in Arizona" and has already referred the matter to the FBI, he said Friday night.

He also sent letters Oct. 26 to Maricopa County Recorder Justin Heap and Arizona Secretary of State Adrian Fontes regarding Stand Indivisible Arizona, Worker Power and When We Count, citing "written and video reports" that "personnel acting on behalf" of the three groups "either intentionally disregarded or were recklessly ignorant of" Arizona law barring registration of non-citizens in elections.

Courchaine asked them to review registrations submitted by the three groups.

"On the eve of an important midterm election, the District of Arizona reminds the public that voting is limited solely to U.S. citizens," even if a non-citizen has "legal authority to be in the country on a visa or as a legal permanent resident," and that "knowingly causing another person to be registered to vote while knowing that person is not entitled to do so" violates federal law.