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A Partial Win For Arizona Republicans And The Myth Of Non Citizen Voting
In what was at least a partial win for GOP Arizona lawmakers and the Republican National Committee, the Supreme Court on Thursday revived part of an Arizona measure requiring that people show proof of citizenship when registering to vote using a state-created form — an order, which election experts tell TPM, has the potential to disenfranchise thousands of voters who are legally eligible to vote.
Although the court did not greenlight Arizona’s effort to mandate proof of citizenship requirements for federal elections for voters using federal forms to register, the court’s order will require election officials to reject state voter registration forms if voters using them do not provide documentary proof of citizenship. According to reporting from CNN, over 40,000 “federal-only” voters have already been prohibited from casting ballots in state and local elections due to lack of documentary proof of citizenship.
“It’s a really disappointing decision because it means that a lot of people in Arizona who are legally eligible to vote will try to register and they will be rejected if they don’t have proof of citizenship on hand,” Brent Ferguson, senior legal counsel at the nonpartisan Campaign Legal Center said in an interview with TPM, “and it just really hurts democracy in Arizona and just for our country generally.”
Not only will this disenfranchise eligible voters, Ferguson also pointed out that the fact that this change will go into effect very close to an election, and will also create confusion around how to register and how to vote, breading distrust into the election system.
“This is a really big and confusing change very close to an election,” he said. “County officials throughout Arizona have to change how they’re treating applications that they get in, some of which may have already, they’re in the middle of processing them.”
Look What They Did To My Boy
Since the US doesn't have a voter fraud problem (no matter how loudly His Orangeness claims it does), what problem are laws like this designed to fix? That's easy. The problem of Repubs losing elections. They also serve to perpetuate the myth there is a problem.
Make no mistake. The national movement lead by Republicans to disenfranchise eligible voters is relentless, well organized, and in some instances is winning. This website........
https://www.democracydocket.com/...................... details the effort in graphic detail. It displays a dogged attempt to chip away at voter rights that began in earnest when the piece of shyte known as Individual 1 lost to Joe Biden by 7M votes. GA being at the forefront of the effort.
Georgia Election Deniers Deliver for Trump
At his rally last Saturday night, Donald Trump praised three members of the Georgia State Election Board. Calling them “pit bulls fighting for honesty, transparency, and victory,” Trump lavished praise and attention on these members of the obscure state agency — by name.
The odd exchange raised more than a few eyebrows. When I wrote about it earlier this week, I suggested that the least damning explanation was that the “three who Trump mentioned from the stage: Janice Johnston, Rick Jeffares and Janelle King have refused to acknowledge that Joe Biden won Georgia in 2020.” We now know that the real reason for Trump’s support for the election officials was far more sinister.
Late yesterday, the board approved a new rule that seeks to expand the role and authority of county boards of election in the certification process. This new rule redefines the certification process to include “reasonable inquiry” into whether the results are “complete and accurate.”
Georgia Election Deniers Deliver for Trump
In what was at least a partial win for GOP Arizona lawmakers and the Republican National Committee, the Supreme Court on Thursday revived part of an Arizona measure requiring that people show proof of citizenship when registering to vote using a state-created form — an order, which election experts tell TPM, has the potential to disenfranchise thousands of voters who are legally eligible to vote.
Although the court did not greenlight Arizona’s effort to mandate proof of citizenship requirements for federal elections for voters using federal forms to register, the court’s order will require election officials to reject state voter registration forms if voters using them do not provide documentary proof of citizenship. According to reporting from CNN, over 40,000 “federal-only” voters have already been prohibited from casting ballots in state and local elections due to lack of documentary proof of citizenship.
“It’s a really disappointing decision because it means that a lot of people in Arizona who are legally eligible to vote will try to register and they will be rejected if they don’t have proof of citizenship on hand,” Brent Ferguson, senior legal counsel at the nonpartisan Campaign Legal Center said in an interview with TPM, “and it just really hurts democracy in Arizona and just for our country generally.”
Not only will this disenfranchise eligible voters, Ferguson also pointed out that the fact that this change will go into effect very close to an election, and will also create confusion around how to register and how to vote, breading distrust into the election system.
“This is a really big and confusing change very close to an election,” he said. “County officials throughout Arizona have to change how they’re treating applications that they get in, some of which may have already, they’re in the middle of processing them.”
Look What They Did To My Boy
Since the US doesn't have a voter fraud problem (no matter how loudly His Orangeness claims it does), what problem are laws like this designed to fix? That's easy. The problem of Repubs losing elections. They also serve to perpetuate the myth there is a problem.
Make no mistake. The national movement lead by Republicans to disenfranchise eligible voters is relentless, well organized, and in some instances is winning. This website........
https://www.democracydocket.com/...................... details the effort in graphic detail. It displays a dogged attempt to chip away at voter rights that began in earnest when the piece of shyte known as Individual 1 lost to Joe Biden by 7M votes. GA being at the forefront of the effort.
Georgia Election Deniers Deliver for Trump
At his rally last Saturday night, Donald Trump praised three members of the Georgia State Election Board. Calling them “pit bulls fighting for honesty, transparency, and victory,” Trump lavished praise and attention on these members of the obscure state agency — by name.
The odd exchange raised more than a few eyebrows. When I wrote about it earlier this week, I suggested that the least damning explanation was that the “three who Trump mentioned from the stage: Janice Johnston, Rick Jeffares and Janelle King have refused to acknowledge that Joe Biden won Georgia in 2020.” We now know that the real reason for Trump’s support for the election officials was far more sinister.
Late yesterday, the board approved a new rule that seeks to expand the role and authority of county boards of election in the certification process. This new rule redefines the certification process to include “reasonable inquiry” into whether the results are “complete and accurate.”
Georgia Election Deniers Deliver for Trump
