Democratic, Latino groups challenge Arizona absentee ballot deadline
Democratic super PAC, Priorities USA and the group Vote Latino filed a complaint Tuesday challenging Arizona's absentee ballot deadline, marking the latest move from Democrats to protest election laws and regulations in battleground states.
The groups argue that the deadline, which requires absentee ballots to be delivered to the county recorder office or any polling locations no later than 7 p.m. on Election Day, makes it easy for voters to be turned away because a number of voters believe the ballots are valid as long as they are postmarked by Election Day.
The complaint said the regulation puts an undue burden on voters and takes away rights to procedural due process in the Latino and Hispanic communities in particular.
“Creating artificial barriers towards the democratic participation of some diminishes the strength of our democracy as a whole,” Vote Latino President and CEO Maria Teresa Kumar said in a statement. “Attempts to silence the voice of the people, in whatever form it may take, must be struck down with the full force of the law.”
A spokesperson from Arizona's Board of Elections confirmed the office received the complaint but said they could not comment on ongoing litigation.
The move is the latest in a series of Democratic challenges against election laws in emerging battleground states.
https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/472116-democratic-group-challenges-arizona-absentee-ballot-deadline
