John, Last week, in a major victory for Arizona voters, a federal judge struck down numerous discriminatory provisions of two recently enacted Arizona laws designed to suppress Arizonans’ freedom to vote in violation of federal law. Free Speech For People is honored to join the Campaign Legal Center, the Department of Justice of the San Carlos Apache Tribe, and others to advance this litigation on behalf of Latine, Native, and youth advocacy organizations in Arizona. This victory is a testament to the work we are doing to ensure that every person has the right to a free and equal vote, but we still have a long road ahead of us. Will you chip in what you can today to help us continue this fight nationwide? The Arizona voter suppression laws, H.B. 2492 and H.B. 2243, were passed by the state legislature following increased voter turnout by Latine, Native, and youth voters in the 2020 presidential election. The U.S. District Court’s decision addresses the following provisions: - Prevents Arizona from rejecting voter registration forms submitted without documentary proof of citizenship, which discriminates against Latine citizens, who already face unique barriers to voting. Voters are already required to attest to their citizenship – under penalty of perjury – to register to vote, and federal law prohibits states from imposing additional requirements to register for federal elections.
- Overturns the requirement to investigate the citizenship status of any person who submitted a registration form without documentary proof.
- Prohibits unlawfully purging voters from the registration rolls within 90 days of an election and rejecting registration forms that do not have the citizenship box ‘checked’– even if proof of citizenship is submitted.
- Invalidates the requirement that voter registration applicants provide documentary proof of their residence when registering to vote. The provision was especially burdensome for Native voters who, due to disinvestment in Native communities, are more likely to lack the required documentation.
As stated by Senior Counsel Courtney Hostetler, our lead voting rights attorney on this case, “Too many Arizona voters—particularly voters of color—face significant barriers to exercising their right to vote. This ruling removes some of the unlawful hurdles that the challenged laws put in the way of Arizona voters, and demonstrates that no state can deprive voters of the voting rights guaranteed to them by federal law.” We will now proceed to trial to resolve the remaining pending claims in the case. In addition to this victory, we continue to advance a second case in Arizona to challenge two additional voter suppression laws; a federal lawsuit in Colorado to stop an extremist organization from conducting an illegal voter intimidation campaign in the state; and litigation in Texas to challenge a law intended to suppress votes from underrepresented communities. This work is made possible by you, our supporters. By donating today, you can help us push these actions forward and ensure that every person can practice their constitutional right to vote freely and fairly. If you've saved your payment information with ActBlue Express, your donation will go through immediately: Express Donate: $250 Express Donate: $100 Express Donate: $50 Express Donate: $25 Express Donate: $10 Or, donate another amount We’ll keep fighting for our democracy. Thank you for standing with us. All the Best, John Bonifaz
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