On October 30, U.S. Attorney for the District of Arizona Timothy Courchaine announced that his office is now opening an investigation into recent reporting about three non-profit groups in his state registering non-citizens to vote in American elections. The U.S. Attorney’s Office has already taken steps to refer the matter to the FBI, requesting a thorough investigation into the matter, a statement from the office said.
Courchaine sent letters to Maricopa County Recorder Justin Heap and Arizona Secretary of State Adrian Fontes on October 26. The letters revealed Stand Indivisible Arizona, Worker Power, and When We Count, a voter-registration program that is connected with the Democratic National Committee as the three groups who have been accused of registering non-citizens to vote.
The letter cited “written and video reports” that revealed “personnel acting on behalf” of the three organizations “either intentionally disregarded or were recklessly ignorant of” Arizona law that prohibits the registration of non-citizens in elections. Courchaine then asked for officials to review registrations that were submitted by the groups to make sure that only U.S. citizens were registered to vote in the midterm elections.
According to Trending Politics News, the announcement also came with a public reminder that said, “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.”
It also said that “knowingly causing another person to be registered to vote while knowing that person is not entitled to do so” is a violation of federal law. The “recent reporting” the letter cited comes from an undercover video that was produced by an outlet known as Muckraker that was published on October 22. In the video, a journalist poses as a non-citizen or a felon on probation and approaches canvassers at events that are organized by the three groups and chats about voter registration.
Accounts included on the footage show canvassers indicating their own willingness to assist or advise these individuals to register to vote online, though the video doesn’t show any completed registrations being submitted. Axios reported on the video pointing out that the groups are aligned with the Democratic Party and that the Arizona voter registration deadline had already passed.
Stand Indivisible Arizona describes itself as being a non-partisan community organization that is staffed and run by volunteers that is focused on activism. The second group, Worker Power, calls itself a multi-racial, multi-generational social welfare organization involved in voter engagement and policy work. When We Count is a voter-registration effort that is connected with the Democratic National Committee.
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None of these groups have issued public statements in response to the investigation. The announcement comes several days before the midterm elections on November 3, 2026, which will see voters across Arizona vote for their next governor, statewide offices, and U.S. House seats. As of this writing, Courchaine’s office has not announced any charges or specific findings of improper registrations.
BREAKING: Katie Hobbs-Aligned Canvassers Caught Willing to Allow Non-Citizens and a Felon to Vote
Muckraker went undercover in Arizona to investigate the groups working to re-elect Gov. Katie Hobbs @katiehobbs and other Democrats.
The full report is quote tweeted below.
Here’s… https://t.co/Cym5zjoQmh pic.twitter.com/iITqgThnuC
— Muckraker (@realmuckraker) October 22, 2026