Federal Court: New Voters Registering in Arizona Must Prove Citizenship

People who register to vote in Arizona using a state form must provide proof they are a U.S. citizen, according to a new ruling. A panel of judges on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit granted a request from Republicans to reinstate parts of House Bill 2492, a law legislators in Arizona passed in 2022 that was partially blocked by a federal judge in February. U.S. District Judge Susan Bolton ruled then, that requiring proof of citizenship while using a state registration form violates several federal laws “because the provision will result in the investigation of only naturalized citizens,” if county recorder happens to subjectively suspect the person registering is a non-citizen....