Arizona court allows nearly 98K without citizenship confirmation to vote over decades-old gov’t error
The Arizona Supreme Court unanimously Decided To allow residents who were allowed to vote based on decades-old government errors to vote in the November election despite not verifying their citizenship status. “They have not provided any proof of citizenship.” The court said it wanted to avoid disenfranchising large numbers of voters who had citizenship but […]
98,000 People with Unconfirmed Citizenship Can Vote
The Arizona Supreme Court has ruled that about 98,000 people who don't have verified citizenship documents can vote in state and local elections. Verdict Inherited The decision was made on Friday, according to the Associated Press, which said the decision was “indicated by authorities Database errors found For 20 years, it falsely provided that voters […]
Arizona Supreme Court rules nearly 100K can receive full ballots without citizenship proof
The Arizona Supreme Court ruled Friday that about 100,000 residents can receive ballots without proof of citizenship, quickly resolving a clerical gaffe that had left in doubt whether they would be able to vote in this November's election. Friday Verdict The announcement came days after election officials said they had found that about 98,000 state […]
Arizona Supreme Court rules 98,000 people whose citizenship is unconfirmed can vote in state races
The Arizona Supreme Court ruled Friday that about 98,000 people whose U.S. citizenship has not been confirmed will be allowed to vote in upcoming state and local elections. The ruling came after a “coding oversight” in the state's software led the battleground state's Democratic secretary of state, Adrian Fontes, to argue that ballots would be […]
Arizona officials suddenly discover 97,000 registered voters may not have provided proof of citizenship after all
Arizona officials announced this week that about 100,000 registered voters may not be able to vote in November's state and local elections because they may not have provided proof of U.S. citizenship as required by state law. Apparent “flaws” in Arizona's voter registration process were discovered last week, Maricopa County Recorder Steven Richer said. Long […]
Reporter’s Notebook: No proof of citizenship? No vote
No evidence? Don't vote. That is, proof of citizenship. Republican House Speaker Mike Johnson of Louisiana held a conference call with Republican House members on Wednesday, just days before the House of Representatives reconvenes for the first time since late July. Johnson advocated for the House to adopt a stopgap spending bill through the first […]
Schumer sounds off on GOP plan to tie citizenship voting requirement to spending bill
Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer of New York appears unwilling to budge on recent demands from conservative Republicans to include a voting measure backed by President Trump in a stopgap spending bill that must be passed later this month. Asked if the bill was impossible for Democrats to pass, Schumer said in a statement to […]
States Should Pass Proof of Citizenship Laws to Register to Vote
Now that the Supreme Court has upheld that states can require proof of citizenship for voter registration, Republican governors and legislators should call special sessions, if allowed by their state constitutions, to pass such election integrity measures before Election Day. In 2002, Congress passed the Help America Vote Act (HAVA), which established the U.S. Election […]
Ohio Secretary of State Frank LaRose wants proof of citizenship to register to vote
(The Center Square) – Ohio Secretary of State Frank LaRose wants the state legislature to allow him to require proof of citizenship on voter registration forms, following a U.S. Supreme Court ruling. Under both state and federal law, it is already illegal for foreign nationals to vote in federal and state elections. In a letter […]
The citizenship shutdown threat
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