Arizona Wins Significant Victory On Behalf Of Voters
(Wednesday, March 19, 2014) -- Arizona Attorney General Tom Horne is
today announcing that Arizona has won a significant victory in the legal
battle to require voters to provide evidence of U.S. citizenship as
mandated by Arizona law.
Arizona joined Kansas in a federal lawsuit against the Federal Election
Assistance Commission, which had denied requests by both states to vary
the federal election registration form to include proof of citizenship.
The court ruled today that the Election Assistance Commission exceeded
its authority in denying those requests, and ordered the Commission to
help Arizona and Kansas enforce their voter identification laws.
“I personally argued this case, before the United States Supreme Court.
The language of that Supreme Court case dictated today’s result in the
District Court. The victory was really won at the level of the United
States Supreme Court. There’s been a media cover-up of the seriousness
of voter fraud in Arizona. In an earlier trial, a Federal District Judge
in Arizona found that voter fraud is a serious problem in Arizona.”
Horne continued: “Today’s decision is an important victory for the
people of Arizona against the Obama Administration, assuring that only
Arizona residents and not illegals, vote in Arizona elections."
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