Justice Division receives report of voter intimidation at Arizona drop field

An allegation that a voter was intimidated whereas dropping off their poll at a drop field in Mesa, Arizona, as early voting is underway within the Grand Canyon State grew to become the main target of a referral to the Justice Division.

The Arizona secretary of state's workplace obtained a report alleging the voter was accused of being a "mule" by a bunch of individuals close to the drop field on the Maricopa County Juvenile Court docket on Monday, in keeping with the grievance obtained by ABC15.

MIDTERMS 2022 LIVE: UPDATES FROM THE CAMPAIGN TRAIL AHEAD OF CRUCIAL ELECTION

"There is a group of individuals hanging out close to the poll dropbox filming and photographing my spouse and I as we approached the dropbox and accusing us of being a mule," the grievance stated.

A spokesperson for the secretary of state's workplace informed the New York Occasions it has referred the incident to the Justice Division and the state's legal professional basic.

The alleged voter intimidation comes days after an error precipitated practically 6,000 voters to obtain incorrect ballots for the midterm elections.

Arizona Secretary of State Katie Hobbs (D) is operating in opposition to former tv information anchor Kari Lake (R) for the state's governorship. Lake leads Hobbs by 1.6 proportion factors, per the RealClearPolitics polling common.

The Washington Examiner has reached out to the secretary of state's workplace for remark.