The legal battles over Arizona’s voter registration law have been a bit like a Ping-Pong match as the challenge to the measure works its way through the courts. On Thursday, the Supreme Court issued a partial stay of the May district court ruling, which enjoined the law from being enforced.
The provision in question requires proof of citizenship in order to register to vote in Arizona. Following the district court’s ruling in May, which prevented the law from going into effect, the Ninth Circuit initially stayed that ruling (on July 18), but then reversed itself (on August 1). The Arizona legislature and RNC then sought emergency relief from the Supreme Court.
BREAKING: Ninth Circuit Delivers Decision on Citizenship and Voter Registration in Arizona
STUNNING: Ninth Circuit Reverses Its Ruling on Voter Registration and Proof of Citizenship in Arizona
NEW: Arizona Legislature, RNC File Emergency Request With SCOTUS on State Law Over Voting and Illegals
Thursday’s ruling will now allow the law to go into effect while the substantive challenge works its way through the courts.
The Arizona Senate Republicans issued a statement on X celebrating the ruling, as did Senator Mike Lee (R-UT).
🚨BREAKING🚨A major victory today for election integrity in Arizona after the U.S. Supreme Court just moments ago affirmed that voters who register with the state MUST PROVIDE PROOF OF CITIZENSHIP to cast a ballot in our elections moving forward.
The order reverses the… pic.twitter.com/ivpp5yl2ay
— AZSenateRepublicans (@AZSenateGOP) August 22, 2024
Fantastic news.
Arizona may now do what it should have been able to do for a long time—take steps to ensure that people registering to vote in Arizona’s state and local elections are U.S. citizens. https://t.co/XQChfekvFD
— Mike Lee (@BasedMikeLee) August 22, 2024
BREAKING: Cochise County Sheriff Searching for Man Who Threatened to Assassinate Trump in AZ Today
The ruling comes as former President Donald Trump visits the southern border in Cochise County, Arizona, where he is currently delivering remarks (and a manhunt is ongoing for an individual who threatened the former president’s life).
