The Arizona Supreme Court ruled Friday that nearly 100,000 residents who may not have fulfilled the state’s proof-of-citizenship requirements can still vote in state and local races this year, quickly resolving how election officials should address a clerical glitch that had left the eligibility of those registered voters in question.

The Arizona Supreme Court has ruled that nearly 98,000 people whose citizenship documents hadn’t been confirmed can vote in state and local races.

Arizona's highest court has ruled that nearly 100,000 residents who have unconfirmed citizenship status are allowed to vote in state and local elections.

The Arizona Supreme Court will allow 98,000 people who aren’t confirmed citizens of the United States to vote in state and local races, it ruled Friday. Officials had previously discovered a mistake in the state’s voter rolls in which those voters were allowed to vote the full ballot despite having pre-1996 driver’s licenses,

Nearly 100,000 voters will receive regular ballots this fall even though there is no record that they submitted citizenship documentation, as is required to vote in state and local elections.

Officials have pitched the matter to the Arizona Supreme Court and begun to contemplate what next steps might look like for impacted Arizonans.

The Arizona Supreme Court has made a landmark ruling that permits nearly 98,000 individuals whose citizenship documents had not been confirmed to vote in all races, including state and federal elections.