9th circuit court strikes down Arizona's voter registration laws

Federal appeals court rejects Arizona citizenship proof to vote

PHOENIX — A federal appeals court concluded there is evidence Arizona legislators acted with discriminatory intent when they approved some 2022 laws requiring proof of citizenship.

9th Circuit finds Legislature acted with ‘discriminatory intent’ in passing proof of citizenship voting law

The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals found the Arizona State Legislature may have acted with “discriminatory intent” when it passed a pair of 2022 laws meant to prevent voter fraud.  The court upheld district court findings that the laws requiring further proof of citizenship for federal voters, proof of residence for state voters, and systemic checks and registration cancellations given a “reason to believe” someone is not a citizen, were ille…

Court blocks Arizona’s laws requiring proof of citizenship to vote for president

This article was originally published by Votebeat, a nonprofit news organization covering local election administration and voting access.

9th circuit court strikes down Arizona's voter registration laws

One judge dissented and ruled that while elements of the Arizona laws "may violate federal law, in no way must they be completely invalidated."

Voting rights groups win ruling on Arizona’s stricter proof-of-citizenship laws

Votebeat is a nonprofit news organization reporting on voting access and election administration across the U.S. Sign up for Votebeat Arizona’s free newsletter here.Two Arizona laws that restrict voting by people who don’t prove their U.S. citizenship are “unlawful measures of voter suppression,” the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruled.The appeals court on Tuesday upheld a 2023 decision from the U.S. District Court of Arizona that found many…

9th Circuit Court rules AZ can't require proof of citizenship in federal elections

PHOENIX – A federal appeals court concluded there is evidence Arizona legislators acted with discriminatory intent when they approved some 2022 laws requiring proof of citizenship.