RNC asks Supreme Court to weigh in on Arizona voting restrictions
The Republican National Committee (RNC) asked the U.S. Supreme Court to step in and reinstate key parts of Arizona laws meant to restrict voting.
In a petition filed Thursday, the RNC urged the Court to overturn a sweeping ruling from the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals that blocked Arizona’s “proof-of-citizenship” requirement and placed limits on removing voters from the rolls close to an election.
At stake is whether Arizona can demand documentary proof of citizenship — such as a U.S. passport or birth certificate — from people who use the state’s voter registration form, and whether county officials can cancel registrations of ‘suspected’ noncitizens within 90 days of a federal election.
In its petition to SCOTUS, the RNC framed the case as a defense of state power.
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