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Newly elected recorder briefs board on voter outreach, proof‑of‑citizenship notices and records digitization
Summary
Recorder Aubrey Sonoregga and staff told the Board of Supervisors they are retaining the Flagstaff Mall early‑vote site, rolling out a recording‑notification service and have been proactively notifying voters whose records lack documentary proof of citizenship.
Aubrey Sonoregga, Coconino County recorder, told the Board of Supervisors on May 15 that her office is expanding digital services for recorded documents while preparing for a likely county‑wide November election and continuing a voter outreach campaign tied to documentary proof of citizenship.
Sonoregga said her office completed a mailing campaign to notify registered voters whose driver’s license records do not contain documentary proof of citizenship and that Coconino County was among the first counties in the state to reach out. “We are the first county that took any action to notify our voters that are in this situation,” she said, adding that staff will follow up with phone calls and emails to voters who do not respond to the letters.
On records services, Recording Manager Alicia Henry reported her division has scanned more than 30,000 pages of historical records, digitized hundreds of microfilm rolls and is building an upgraded e‑commerce site to let constituents purchase certified copies online. Henry said a new recording‑notification tool (free to residents) will alert owners when documents are recorded in their name.
Chief Deputy Recorder Donna Kasner described the office’s election operations: in‑person voter registration at Flagstaff and Tuba City offices year‑round, eight early‑voting locations plus temporary sites in towns and two mobile voting trailers that serve Navajo and Hopi communities. Sonoregga said the county decided to keep the Flagstaff Mall lease in place to secure a consistent early‑voting location for midterm elections.
The board did not take formal action at the hearing. Recorder staff will return with any budget specifics tied to special elections or new state directives affecting elections.
