We have laws in Arizona forbidding noncitizens from voting, and removing them from the voter rolls. Until recently, those laws were not followed.
Noncitizens were likely voting in Arizona.
But not now! BIG GOP win for election integrity!
The RNC's statement was telling:
In a landmark legal development for election integrity, the RNC successfully defended state laws that require Arizona counties to regularly conduct citizenship verification checks and remove non-citizens from the voter rolls. To ensure that counties are complying with these important list maintenance provisions, the RNC has asked each county in Arizona for information regarding their implementation.
RNC Chairman Michael Whatley stated: “The ruling requires election officials to enforce a critical Arizona law and ensure that non-citizens are not allowed to remain on voter rolls. The RNC and AZGOP will do everything we can to safeguard the fundamental principle that American elections are decided by American citizens.”
Arizona GOP Chairwoman Gina Swoboda stated: “Every voter in Arizona has a bedrock right to ensure their votes and their voices are not diluted by ineligible voters casting ballots and impacting our elections and our representation. We will pursue every legal action to guarantee a fair and transparent election and to enforce the rule of law.”
Background:
In 2022, Arizona passed HB 2243, which, among other provisions, requires counties to conduct monthly citizenship verification checks of registered voters who have not submitted documentary proof of citizenship.
In a lawsuit decided in February 2024, the RNC successfully defended most of the law’s list maintenance provisions which are meant to ensure non-citizens are identified and removed from voter rolls.
The Arizona Republican Party moved to intervene in the case and defend Arizona’s right to require proof of citizenship to vote.
However, the court’s decision enjoins Arizona from requiring documentary proof of citizenship to vote in presidential elections or vote by mail. Our appeal will fight this decision. Not requiring proof of citizenship in order to vote in presidential elections or vote by mail undermines a fundamental principle of our elections: that they should be decided by American citizens.
Following our win on the list maintenance provisions, we sent letters and public records requests to each county in Arizona requesting information as to how counties are implementing the law’s list maintenance requirements.
Only six counties have so far responded. Of these counties, none are in full compliance with HB 2243’s list maintenance provisions. Apparently, counties do not have access to some of the databases the statute requires them to check.
It is inexcusable that the Secretary of State and the counties have not secured access to these databases, despite the law being in effect for nearly two years and never enjoined by a court.
If counties do not show evidence of compliance with the law, the RNC and AZGOP will pursue every legal avenue to uphold election integrity in Arizona.
So, illegals will be removed from voter rolls. If counties have the database, which the Dem Secretary of State won't give them.
But apparently if you're an illegal, you can still vote by mail in presidential elections without proof of citizenship. This is totally unacceptable.
For as much of a win as this was, we clearly have more to do- including revising the 2022 law to make it airtight.
PAID FOR BY WENDY ROGERS FOR AZ SENATE
Wendy Rogers is a retired member of the Air Force. Use of military rank, job titles, and photographs in uniform does not imply endorsement by the Department of the Air Force or the Department of Defense.
