Justice Dept Sues Arizona Over Voting Restrictions The New York Times According to the lawsuit, the supreme court rejected arizona’s previous attempt to require proof of citizenship in 2013, and the justice department argues this new law violates the national. Assistant attorney general kristen clarke of the justice department’s civil rights division said in a statement that the law's "onerous documentary proof of citizenship requirement for.
Arizona Election Law Justice Department Sues Over Law Requiring Proof The u.s. department of justice on tuesday, july 5, 2022, sued arizona over a new law requiring people who use a federal form to register to vote to provide additional proof of citizenship if they want to vote for president or using the state’s popular vote by mail system. The justice department announced today that it has filed a lawsuit against the state of arizona challenging voting restrictions imposed by house bill 2492 (2022), a recently enacted law set to take effect in january 2023. According to the federal complaint, house bill 2492 violates the national voter registration act by requiring that applicants produce documentary proof of citizenship before they can vote in presidential elections or vote by mail in any federal election. the justice department claims the law contradicts the u.s. supreme court decision in arizona v. In a press release, the justice department notes the new law with violate the civil rights act "by requiring election officials to reject voter registration forms based on errors or omissions that are not material to establishing a voter’s eligibility to cast a ballot.".
Justice Dept Sues Arizona Over Requiring Proof Of Citizenship To Vote According to the federal complaint, house bill 2492 violates the national voter registration act by requiring that applicants produce documentary proof of citizenship before they can vote in presidential elections or vote by mail in any federal election. the justice department claims the law contradicts the u.s. supreme court decision in arizona v. In a press release, the justice department notes the new law with violate the civil rights act "by requiring election officials to reject voter registration forms based on errors or omissions that are not material to establishing a voter’s eligibility to cast a ballot.". The u.s. supreme court partially reinstated arizona’s state law requiring proof of citizenship for voting. the 5 4 ruling means arizona election officials can reject an application for state voter registration if the person does not present documentary proof of citizenship. other parts of the law remain on hold. The justice department announced tuesday it has filed a lawsuit against arizona, claiming that a new state law that requires voters to show proof of u.s. citizenship in order to cast a. The department of justice sued arizona on tuesday over the state’s strict voter identification requirements, which the chief of the civil rights division called a “textbook violation” of federal law. the grand canyon state was one of the most bitterly contested battlegrounds of the 2020 presidential election. The justice department said tuesday that it has filed a lawsuit against arizona over a recently enacted law that requires proof of citizenship to vote in presidential elections. why it matters: though the state legislature's own lawyers warned the measure could be unconstitutional, it was signed into law in may, per the guardian .
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