U.S. Attorney for the District of Arizona Timothy Courchaine is investigating reports involving three organizations accused of registering noncitizens to vote in Arizona. Courchaine announced Friday night that his office had already referred the matter to the FBI.

Courchaine described the matter as an investigation into reports about “three non-profit organizations registering non-citizens to vote in Arizona.” The organizations named by his office are Stand Indivisible Arizona, Worker Power and When We Count.

The scrutiny also prompted Courchaine to contact election officials directly. On Oct. 26, he sent letters to Maricopa County Recorder Justin Heap and Arizona Secretary of State Adrian Fontes regarding the three named groups.

PHOENIX, Ariz. – Today, U.S. Attorney Timothy Courchaine announced that his office has opened a case into recent reporting about three non-profit organizations registering non-citizens to vote in Arizona. The United States Attorney’s Office has already referred the matter to the FBI for a thorough federal investigation.

On Monday, Oct. 26, U.S. Attorney Courchaine also sent letters to the Maricopa County Recorder and Arizona Secretary of State expressing concerns about the recent reporting and encouraging those offices to review voter registrations associated with the accused non-profit organizations. As a reminder, if you are not a U.S. citizen, you may not vote in Tuesday's election. The full press release and letters can be found here: https://t.co/WWSknCDs0Z — US Attorney Arizona (@USAO_AZ) October 30, 2026

Those letters cited “written and video reports” concerning personnel allegedly acting for the organizations. According to Courchaine, those reports raised questions about whether Arizona law governing voter registration had been followed.

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The reported conduct involved “personnel acting on behalf” of Stand Indivisible Arizona, Worker Power and When We Count. Courchaine’s letter said those personnel “either intentionally disregarded or were recklessly ignorant of” Arizona law.

The Arizona law cited by Courchaine bars the registration of noncitizens in elections. His office is examining reports that the organizations’ personnel registered people who were not citizens and therefore were not eligible to vote.

Courchaine asked both Heap and Fontes to review registrations submitted by the three organizations. His request placed the registrations themselves before the Maricopa County recorder and the Arizona secretary of state for examination.

The letters did not merely identify the organizations. They specifically connected Stand Indivisible Arizona, Worker Power and When We Count to registrations that Courchaine wanted the two Arizona election officials to review.

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At the same time, Courchaine’s office issued a pointed public reminder about who may vote. That warning came on the eve of what he called an important midterm election and focused squarely on the citizenship requirement.

“On the eve of an important midterm election, the District of Arizona reminds the public that voting is limited solely to U.S. citizens,” Courchaine said. The message made clear that the restriction applies regardless of whether a noncitizen is otherwise lawfully present.

Courchaine specifically addressed people who have “legal authority to be in the country on a visa or as a legal permanent resident.” According to his warning, either form of legal status does not make a noncitizen eligible to vote.

The U.S. attorney also pointed to federal law governing efforts to register an ineligible person. He said “knowingly causing another person to be registered to vote while knowing that person is not entitled to do so” violates federal law.

That federal warning directly addresses the conduct at the heart of the reported Arizona activity. Courchaine’s office is investigating whether people working for the three organizations registered noncitizens despite the legal prohibition.

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Muckraker went undercover in Arizona to investigate the groups working to re-elect Gov. Katie Hobbs @katiehobbs and other Democrats. Here’s what we found: Stand Indivisible Arizona (endorsed Gov. Hobbs in their 2026 ballot guide) — Our journalist posed as a Canadian citizen and asked to register to vote. The canvasser not only agreed to help the alleged non-citizen register, but when asked whether other Canadians could register too, she said, “Tell them to do it online.” Worker Power (working to re-elect Gov. Hobbs) — Our journalist told a canvasser they were not a U.S. citizen. Despite this, at our journalist’s request, the canvasser marked “yes” on the citizenship question of the voter registration form. When We Count (the DNC’s own registration program) — Our journalist posed as a felon on probation and asked to register to vote. The canvassers looked up the law and saw that a felon on probation is ineligible. Even so, they encouraged our journalist to register: “You should just do it.” AFL-CIO (phone bank mobilizing voters for Gov. Hobbs) — Our undercover journalist asked a phone bank trainer whether to ask the people being called if they're citizens. The trainer’s answer: “We don’t care.” Our journalists stopped every exercise before any voter registration form was submitted. We also asked Gov. Katie Hobbs about these findings. Watch this report and share it with the world. — Muckraker (@realmuckraker) October 22, 2026

The FBI referral adds a federal law enforcement component to the review already requested from Arizona officials. Courchaine said the matter had been referred before his Friday night announcement about the investigation.

Heap received the letter in his capacity as Maricopa County recorder, while Fontes received it as Arizona secretary of state. Both were asked to examine registrations submitted by Stand Indivisible Arizona, Worker Power and When We Count.

For now, Courchaine’s office has publicly identified the reports, the three organizations, the election officials contacted, and the applicable legal restrictions. The registrations are under requested review, while the reported conduct has been referred to the FBI.

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