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

The Arizona Supreme Court ruled that a coding error in the Motor Vehicle Department that has allowed almost 100,000 Maricopa County voters to vote in local elections without having to verify proof of citizenship will not prevent them from participating in this year’s local elections.

The clerical error might have seen the roughly 98,000 Arizonans unable to participate in state legislature, county, school board, and city elections, including ballot measures.

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

The decision temporarily resolves a quandary that could have disenfranchised the group and swayed down-ballot races across the state.

A decades-old clerical error won't stop about 98,000 registered voters in Arizona from casting ballots in the Nov. 5 general election, the Arizona Supreme Court has ruled.

Officials recently discovered that some people with driver’s licenses issued before 1996 might not have proof of citizenship on file, a state requirement since 2004.

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 in question the eligibility of those registered voters in the critical battleground state.