Article originally appeared on www.westernjournal.com.
The U.S. Supreme Court ruled Thursday that Arizona can partially enforce its requirement that people registering to vote provide documentary proof of citizenship.
The law required documentary proof of citizenship — like a birth certificate, passport, driver’s license or naturalization number — in order to register to vote, Courthouse News Service reported.
The Biden administration, Mi Familia Vota and other voting rights advocacy groups sued in federal court to stop the law’s enforcement.
A federal district court ruled in September 2023 that the federal National Voting Registration Act preempted state law and issued an injunction stopping the new state law from being enforced.
The RNC then sought an emergency stay on the injunction at the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, which ultimately upheld the lower court’s ruling.
The RNC and GOP leaders from the Arizona legislature filed an emergency petition at the U.S. Supreme Court …
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