DOJ Sues Arizona Over Proof Of Citizenship To Vote Law

ABC News reports:

The Justice Department has filed suit against Arizona challenging its recently enacted voting law that requires proof of citizenship in order to vote in presidential elections. The lawsuit contends that certain restrictions in Arizona’s House Bill 2492 directly violate Section 6 of the National Voter Registration Act and Section 101 of the Civil Rights Act.

The Supreme Court previously rejected an effort by Arizona in 2013 to require its residents to provide proof of citizenship in order to participate in federal elections, though after President Joe Biden’s victory against Donald Trump in 2020 the state quickly sought to implement a similar mandate in passing House Bill 2492.

Read the full article.

The bill’s sponsor, Rep. Jake Hoffman, was in the national news earlier this year as he is one of Arizona’s fake electors.

In 2020 he was banned by Twitter for running a paid teenage pro-Trump troll farm with Charlie Kirk.

He first appeared on JMG in January 2022 when he introduced a “No Promo Homo” education bill.

?BREAKING: The U.S. Department of Justice sues Arizona over #HB2492, a law requiring voters to submit proof of citizenship, arguing that it violates the National Voter Registration Act of 1993 and the Civil Rights Act of 1964.

Read the complaint.⤵️ https://t.co/AkeSr5suSK

— Democracy Docket (@DemocracyDocket) July 5, 2022