Republican leaders are siding with Arizona’s Democratic secretary of state in a legal dispute over whether roughly 97,000 voters should get a full ballot this election, arguing that, despite the uncertainty that those voters ever turned in proof of citizenship,

The Arizona Supreme Court is being asked to decide whether close to 100,000 registered voters can cast a ballot in upcoming state and local elections.

All seven high court justices are Republicans, and two could lose their seats in retention elections this November.

The Arizona Supreme Court is being asked to decide whether close to 100,000 registered voters will be able to cast a ballot in upcoming state and local elections.

An election official in Arizona is to ask a court Tuesday to rule on whether almost 100,000 long-term residents will be able to vote in state and local polls this November after discovering they had not proved their US citizenship.

A Maricopa County judge has rejected an effort to prevent votes from being counted on a citizen initiative that would change Arizona primary elections, a ruling that brings a measure of clarity as the first ballots are being sent to voters.

The state's top two elected Republicans are siding with Democratic Secretary of State Adrian Fontes that nearly 100,000 Arizonans who haven't provided proof of citizenship should be able to vote on all candidates -- at least this year.