Republican leaders want to let the group vote now and present their documents later, an apparent contradiction to their long-running efforts.

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.

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