Republicans ask Supreme Court to revive parts of Arizona proof of citizenship voter law

[BumRushDaShow]

Source: CNN Politics

Published 9:51 AM EDT, Fri August 9, 2024


CNN — The Republican National Committee asked the Supreme Court on Thursday to revive parts of an Arizona law that requires documentary proof of citizenship to register to vote in the state – including provisions that would require those documents to vote in the presidential election and to cast ballots by mail.

The request puts the spotlight on an issue that Republicans have wanted front and center in the 2024 campaign, despite the lack of evidence that non-citizen voting is a significant threat to elections.

Democrats and voting rights advocates say the requirement not only is unnecessary, but could disenfranchise people who don’t have easy access to documents like birth certificates that would prove their citizenship.

Republicans are seeking to revive parts of the law require proof of citizenship for Arizonans who register to vote using the state voter registration form. They are also seeking to revive a requirement for proof of citizenship to vote in a presidential election.

Read more: https://www.cnn.com/2024/08/09/politics/arizona-voting-law-republicans-supreme-court/index.html

[dem4decades]

1. Is that the law where any Spanish sounding name gets erased from the voter roles?

[Eliot Rosewater]

2. The SC is going to completely destroy this country. I wish elections mattered

anymore (still vote of course) but these fascists will nullify anything we win.

[wiggs]

3. Must be too late in the election cycle, even for scotus. nt