Proof of Citizenship

you may have recently received a letter from the Apache County Recorder’s Office regarding proof of U.S. citizenship and your voter registration.

We want to share an important update and provide some clarity.

After speaking directly with the Apache County Recorder’s Office, we’ve confirmed the following:

If you received a letter from the Recorder’s Office about proof of citizenship, your voter registration is still active and you have not been moved to the federal-only list. Your record is flagged as needing documentation due to a past MVD error. We’re reaching out to help you submit it so there are no issues in the future.

What the letter means

The letter was sent because your voter record is flagged as missing documented proof of citizenship due to a past Arizona MVD system error. Many voters were never asked for this documentation when they originally obtained or updated their driver’s license.

At this time, the flag does not affect your ability to vote.

Why we’re still reaching out

While your status is not currently impacted, the state may require this documentation to be resolved in the future. Our goal is to make sure Apache County voters are protected and that no one’s voting rights change unexpectedly later on.

We want to be proactive, supportive, and ahead of this — not reactive.

How to submit proof of citizenship (when you’re ready)

The Apache County Recorder’s Office accepts copies only of any one of the following:

U.S. birth certificate
U.S. passport or passport card
U.S. naturalization documents or certificate number
Tribal Certificate of Indian Blood (CIB) or Tribal Identification Card

You can submit documents in one of these ways:

By email:

voterreg@co.apache.az.us

By phone:

928-337-7516

(The Recorder’s Office can help guide you on next steps.)

Locally in:

Chinle 928-674-4597

Fort Defiance 928-729-2089

By mail:

Apache County Recorder

75 West Cleveland

PO Box 425

St. Johns, AZ 85936