The Arizona Supreme Court ruled Friday that nearly 100,000 residents who may not have fulfilled the state’s proof-of-citizenship requirements can still vote in state and local races this year, quickly resolving how election officials should address a clerical glitch that had left the eligibility of those registered voters in question.

The Arizona Supreme Court ruled in favor of keeping a proposition seeking to remove partisan primary elections on the ballot despite a dispute over signatures used to qualify the measure. Proposition 140 would make the primary system in Arizona similar to neighboring California,

The Arizona Supreme Court rejected a challenge to Proposition 140, allowing voters to decide whether to replace the state's partisan primary elections with nonpartisan open primaries. State of play: The court Friday morning upheld a trial judge's ruling that dismissed a challenge arguing Prop.