Arizona GOP Loses Challenge To Voter Registration

The Daily Independent reports:

The Arizona Supreme Court won’t consider a bid by the head of the Arizona Republican Party to void executive orders issued by Gov. Katie Hobbs designed to make registration and voting easier, at least not now — and possibly not ever.

In an order Thursday, Chief Justice Ann Scott Timmer said any complaint by GOP Chair Gina Swoboda [photo] that Hobbs acted illegally should be taken to a trial court. The justice said there is no reason to bypass the regular process for filing lawsuits and going directly to the state’s high court.

And Timmer took a swat at Swoboda for arguing she needed immediate Supreme Court intervention because of “immediate ramifications” for the upcoming general election. The chief justice pointed out the orders being challenged as illegal actually were issued by the governor in November 2023.

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🚨BREAKING: Arizona Supreme Court REJECTS Republican lawsuit challenging two state executive orders expanding voter registration and ballot drop-off locations to various state agencies.

A big victory for Arizona voters!https://t.co/EI3rwfwH9L

— Marc E. Elias (@marceelias) September 12, 2024