Republicans Appeal Non-Citizen Voting Decision, Ask for Enforcement of Existing Laws in Arizona

The Republican National Committee is appealing a portion of an election integrity decision that may make it easier for non-citizens to vote in presidential elections or by mail. On May 10, in a joint release, the RNC and the Arizona Republican Party announced they are appealing a key portion of a federal ruling issued in February. The move would seek to strengthen protections against non-citizens voting in the state’s elections. In February, Judge Susan Bolton of the U.S. District Court for the District of Arizona ruled that two laws passed in Arizona in 2022, HB 2492 and HB 2243, are not discriminatory. The Republican committees, in their May 10 release, called that decision a “landmark legal development for election integrity.”...