Supreme Court partially reinstates Arizona voting law requiring proof of citizenship in time for election printing deadline



The U.S. Supreme Court ruled in part on the side of the Republican National Committee to allow Arizona's election integrity law to stay in place just ahead of a crucial deadline for printing ballots.

The 5-4 ruling allowed state officials to reject state voter registration forms unless the prospective voters provide proof of citizenship.

'A seismic win.'

Justice Amy Coney Barrett joined in the dissent with liberal justices Sonia Sotomayor, Elena Kagan, and Ketanji Brown Jackson.

However, the court narrowly ruled against another part of the law that would reportedly have prevented registered voters from casting a ballot for president by mail if they had not provided proof of citizenship.

The ruling comes down just ahead of Arizona’s ballot-printing deadline for the current election.

The law was passed in 2022 but had not been enforced.

Republican chairman Michael Whatley declared the ruling a "huge win" for election integrity.

"The Supreme Court just ruled that the state of Arizona must REJECT state voter registration forms without proof of US citizenship. This follows an emergency SCOTUS appeal from the RNC. A seismic win in the fight to stop non-citizens from voting," he responded on X.

Democratic elections attorney Marc Elias also declared the ruling a victory for Democrats.

"U.S. Supreme Court REJECTS key parts of GOP motion to restore voter suppression law for 2024," said Elias. "A MAJOR victory for voting rights and Arizona voters. Proud of the work my team did to secure a big court victory at this critical time."

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Court rules in favor of election integrity law to require proof of citizenship in Arizona



The Arizona Republican Party declared victory after an appeals court ruled in favor of an election integrity law to ensure that only those who are citizens can turn in a voting ballot.

Arizona House Bill 2492 required that new voters provide proof of citizenship when registering to vote with state forms to vote in presidential elections or in order to vote early by mail for any office.

'We are grateful the court is upholding this provision in our law.'

The lawsuit claimed that the requirement of citizenship proof was meant to suppress voter access.

Arizona state Republican Speaker of the House Ben Toma praised the ruling.

"Great news—the 9th Circuit stayed the district court’s injunction of Arizona’s common sense voting law, ARS 16-121.01(c). All county recorders must now require proof of citizenship when accepting state voter registration forms," he posted on social media.

"I was proud to join Senator Petersen defending this law and election integrity," Toma added.

Arizona Senate President Peterson also released a statement about the ruling.

"This is a victory for election integrity in Arizona. Only U.S. citizens should be allowed to vote in our elections. It sounds like common sense, but the radical left elected officials in our state continue to reject this notion, disrespecting the voices of our lawful Arizona voters," he wrote.

"We are grateful the court is upholding this provision in our law, and it's time for Congress to take action to ensure only lawful U.S. citizens are voting in federal races," Petersen added.

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