RNC Petitions SCOTUS On Arizona Citizenship Ruling

The Hill reports:

The Republican National Committee (RNC) asked the Supreme Court to take emergency action to revive an Arizona law requiring voter registration applicants show proof of citizenship when using a state form.

The request, docketed Friday, also asks to reinstate Arizona’s prohibition of voting in presidential elections or by mail if someone has not met the proof-of-citizenship requirement, regardless of whether they used the state or federal form.

The RNC’s application seeks to implement the law for November’s election, when Arizona is expected to be a critical swing state. Currently, Arizona’s provisions are on hold under rulings issued by lower courts.

Read the full article. Supreme Court Justice Elena Kagan handles appeals of rulings by the Ninth Circuit Court. Photo: RNC chair Michael Whatley.

BREAKING: The RNC goes to SCOTUS in a dispute over an Arizona voter registration law, which was blocked by a lower court after it found that the AZ law’s limits on voting in presidential elections are preempted by the National Voter Registration Act. https://t.co/OtJwfLONmq pic.twitter.com/g185xXvbxL

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