Supreme Court Reinstates Part of Arizona’s Voting Law

The United States Supreme Court voted back into effect a portion of an Arizona election law on Thursday. Arizonian voters will be required to provide documentary proof of citizenship, but not when voting with federal forms or by mail-in ballot.

History: In 2022, Doug Ducey, then Arizonia’s governor, enacted a law requiring voters to provide proof of citizenship, whether they registered with state forms, federal forms, or voted with mail-in ballots.

The Biden administration quickly sued to block the law, saying it violated the 1993 National Voter Registration Act (nvra). The nvra requires voters to declare their U.S. citizenship when submitting their federal registration form but does not require documentary proof.

Court’s decision: In a 5 to 4 vote on Thursday, the Supreme Court agreed to allow Arizona officials to reject voters who register using state forms if they do not have proof of citizenship.

But voters with federal registration forms or mail-in ballots still are not required to provide citizenship documents.

Upcoming election: At the moment, over 41,000 people who are federally registered to vote in Arizona in the upcoming 2024 presidential election have not provided proof of citizenship.

In the 2020 presidential election, it was reported that Joe Biden beat Donald Trump by roughly 10,000 votes in Arizona.

While the Supreme Court’s ruling from Thursday does not affect these 41,000 undocumented voters, it was a small win for election integrity.

Recently, the Court has been making rulings that have more favored President Donald Trump. To understand why, read “America’s Supreme Court Has Fulfilled Bible Prophecy.”