司法部正在调查三个倾向民主党的团体在亚利桑那州的选民登记工作，此前一段“卧底”视频据称显示志愿者愿意让非公民登记。
Justice Department is investigating the Arizona voter registration efforts of three Democratic-aligned groups after an "undercover" video purported to show volunteers willing to non-citizens.
为何重要：周五的宣布距离11月3日大选仅四天，且距亚利桑那州登记截止日期已过去近一个月，一位共和党籍前选举官员表示，这一时机可能会对选举结果播下不必要的怀疑种子。
Why it matters: The Friday announcement comes four days before the Nov. 3 election, and nearly a month after Arizona's registration deadline passed, timing one Republican former elections official says could sow unnecessary doubt about the results.
新闻驱动因素：亚利桑那区联邦检察官办公室在一份新闻稿中宣布，已“就近期关于三个非营利组织在亚利桑那州为非公民登记投票的报道立案调查”。• 这三个团体分别是非营利组织“工人力量”和“挺身而出亚利桑那州”，以及“当我们计数在内”，后者是民主党全国委员会的一个选民登记项目。
Driving the news: In a news release the U.S. Attorney's Office for the District of Arizona announced it has "opened a case into recent reporting about three non-profit organizations registering non-citizens to vote in Arizona." • The groups are nonprofits Worker Power and Stand Indivisible AZ, as well as When We Count, a voter-registration program of the Democratic National Committee.
- 民主党全国委员会发言人安吉洛·费尔南德斯·埃尔南德斯致函Axios称：“我们不知道我们的研究员……有任何为非公民登记投票的情况。”他称这些指控“系捏造”，且“受右翼操盘手启发”。
• DNC spokesperson Angelo Fernández Hernández wrote to Axios, "We are not aware of any instances of our fellows … registering a noncitizen to vote." He called the allegations "fabricated" and "inspired by right-wing operatives."
- 另外两个团体未立即回应。
• The other two groups did not immediately respond.
事态现状：所谓的“近期报道”似乎指的是右翼媒体机构“揭丑者”于10月22日发布的一段视频，该机构过往记录有污点。视频显示一名男子冒充重罪犯或非公民，询问能否登记投票。
State of play: The "recent reporting" appears to reference Oct. 22 video by Muckraker a right-wing media outlet with a marred past The video shows a man posing as a felon or noncitizen and asking if he can to vote.
- 根据该宣布，联邦检察官办公室已“将此事移交联邦调查局（FBI）”。
• The U.S. attorney's office has "already referred the matter to the FBI," per the announcement.
深度解读：在致共和党籍马里科帕县记录官贾斯汀·希普和民主党籍亚利桑那州州务卿阿德里安·方特斯的信中，考钱写道，“似乎这些组织……可能违反了”一项关于明知故犯为不合格人员登记的州法律。
Between the lines: In letters to both Republican Maricopa County Recorder Justin Heap and Democratic Arizona Secretary of State Adrian Fontes, Courchaine wrote that it "appears these organizations … may have violated" a state law about knowingly registering ineligible persons.
- 然而，视频并未显示他们实际为任何人办理登记，仅显示他们在讨论此事。
• However, the video does not show them registering anyone, only discussing it.
- 联邦检察官蒂莫西·考钱要求两人“审查这些团体提交的登记申请，确保仅有美国公民被登记为选民”。
• U.S. Attorney Timothy Courchaine asked both men for "a review of registrations submitted by these groups to ensure only United States Citizens were registered to vote."
美国检察官办公室未立即回应《Axios》关于其是否掌握针对这些团体的其他证据的提问。
• The U.S. Attorney's Office did not immediately respond to questions from Axios about what additional evidence, if any, it has against the groups.
大背景：这项亚利桑那州调查启动之际，司法部已开始在全国范围内发起选举法律挑战。
The big picture: The Arizona probe comes as the Justice Department has begun waging election legal challenges across the nation.
- 司法部已起诉30个州和哥伦比亚特区，要求提供详细的选民登记记录，迄今在所有已判决的案件中均告败诉。
• The DOJ has sued 30 states and D.C. seeking detailed voter registration records and has lost in every case decided so far.
- 另外，联邦上诉法院周五驳回了司法部要求搁置加利福尼亚州2万名选民邮寄选票的请求，称该部门声称怀疑这些选民为非公民的说法“不可信”。
• Separately, a federal appeals court rejected Friday its bid to set aside mail ballots from 20,000 California voters, saying the department's claims it suspects them of being noncitizens was "not credible."
- 在阿拉斯加，联邦检察官周五证实，正在对一名与共和党现任参议员丹·沙利文同名的参议院候选人展开刑事调查。司法部还在寻求在那里隔离选票。
• And in Alaska, federal prosecutors confirmed Friday a criminal investigation involving a Senate candidate sharing the name of Republican incumbent Dan Sullivan. The DOJ is also seeking to segregate ballots there.
耐人寻味的是：致县记录官和州务卿的信件几乎完全相同，只有一个微妙的差别。
The intrigue: The letters to the recorder and secretary of state are almost identical, except for one subtle difference.
- 致希普的信——他是特朗普总统的共和党盟友——结尾写道：“我知道您致力于维护亚利桑那州选举的安全。”
• The letter to Heap, a Republican ally of President Trump, concludes with "I know you are dedicated to securing Arizona's elections."
- 致方特斯的信——他是批评特朗普的民主党人——则写道：“我相信您致力于此。”
• The one to Fontes, a Democrat critical of Trump, instead says, "I trust that you are dedicated."
现实核查：前马里科帕县记录官海伦·珀塞尔是共和党人，她对宣布的时机提出质疑，警告这可能会误导选民。
Reality check: Former Maricopa County Recorder Helen Purcell, a Republican, questions the timing of the announcement, warning it could mislead voters.
- 选民登记几周前已截止，选举官员几乎没有时间审查登记情况。
• Voter registration closed weeks ago, and elections officials have little time to review registrations.
- 她还表示，登记情况会接受资格审查，不合格人员收到选票的可能性很低。
• She also says that registrations would be checked for eligibility and the chance of an ineligible person receiving a ballot is low.
各方观点：“看来我们不断看到这些让人困惑的小步骤，”珀塞尔说。
What they're saying: "It just seems like we keep seeing these little steps to confuse people," Purcell says.
回顾：自特朗普总统2020年败选以来，亚利桑那州一直是选举舞弊阴谋论的中心，其中包括共和党委托“网络忍者”公司对马里科帕县选票进行的复核。
Flashback: Arizona has been at the center of election-fraud conspiracy theories since President Trump's 2020 defeat, including a Republican-commissioned review of Maricopa County ballots by the firm Cyber Ninjas.
- 这项备受批评的复核最终确认了乔·拜登的胜选。
• The widely criticized review ultimately confirmed Joe Biden's victory.
- 希普在2024年赢得了这一职位，并得到了选举否认者的支持。就在上周，他解决了一起涉及美国公民的诉讼，他的办公室曾禁止这些公民投票，尽管县检察官的调查确认了他们的公民身份。目前尚不清楚希普或丰特斯是否会按请求审查这些选民登记。
• Heap won his office in 2024 backed by election-deniers, and just last week, he settled a lawsuit involving U.S. citizens whom his office had barred from voting, despite a county attorney's investigation confirming their citizenship. It's unclear whether Heap or Fontes will review the registrations as requested.
- 两人均未立即回应Axios的提问。
• Neither immediately responded to Axios' questions.