Latino and Native voters in Arizona scored a voting rights victory when provisions of two discriminatory voting laws were struck down. Specifically, these provisions denied the freedom to vote for Arizonans who did not list their birthplace on the state registration form and required county officials to investigate naturalized Arizonans’ citizenship status without good cause.
This ruling builds on a previous victory in September against other portions of the laws that also severely undermined Arizonans’ access to the ballot box.
Taken together, these rulings validate a fundamental principle of our democracy: Voting should be accessible to every citizen, no matter where they live, how much money they make or their race.
On Thursday, March 21 at 7:30 PM ET, The Network for Responsible Public Policy hosts Campaign Legal Center experts Erin Chlopak, Saurav Ghosh, Kevin P. Hancock and Aaron McKean to learn how big money special interest spending —often from secret sources— affects our elections. The panelists will discuss what concerns they anticipate in the run-up to the 2024 elections, what can be done and what is already being done to address these problems.
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