As the 2024 election approaches, Arizona Republicans are trying to prevent some voters from being able to register under the state’s blocked proof-of-citizenship law.
Last week, the Republican National Committee (RNC) and Arizona Republicans filed an emergency petition with the U.S. Supreme Court asking it to reinstate the law, which requires voters to provide proof of citizenship or residency in order to vote in presidential elections or vote early by mail for any office.
The case stems from an ongoing lawsuit from pro-voting groups against a slate of state voter suppression laws. The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals recently issued a ruling allowing some voters whose registration forms would have been rejected under the law to be registered.
Republicans are now asking the Court to reject state voter registration forms if the voter did not provide documentary proof of citizenship. Republicans are seeking a decision from the Court by Aug. 22.
Read background on the case and more about Republicans’ petition.
Also in Arizona, a Maricopa County judge ruled that the office of the county’s recorder doesn’t have to disclose the names of low level election workers to the public. This is a loss for the right-wing group We the People AZ Alliance, which sought the names of election workers that performed signature verification in the 2020 election.
Read more on the judge’s order.
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