DOJ sues Arizona to stop Republicans’ latest attack on federal elections
to which Arizona legislators may have aided the Trump campaign’s efforts, but GOP-backed voting laws are still using his false allegations to drastically restrict voting rights., a GOP-backed law that requires voters to show proof of citizenship to cast ballots in presidential races or through the mail and adds a requirement that voters show proof of address to register to vote at all.
Before Ducey signed HB 2492, he received a deluge of letters from people asking him to veto it, including county officials. They warned it would especially burden Native American voters and people of color, hurt voter registration drives and lead to the cancellation of thousands of valid voter registrations. Provisions in the bill are likely preempted by federal law, a lawyer for the Legislature informed lawmakers in February at House Rules Committee hearing.
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