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Sensenbrenner Works with Far Left Groups on Voting Rights Act

Rep. James Sensenbrenner (R-WI) this week announced his intention to pass a bill "reforming" the Voting Rights Act. The U.S. Supreme Court struck down Section 4 of the Voting Rights Act last year. As J. Christian Adams reported: " [Sensenbrenner's bill would] radically expand federal power over state elections. It would give Attorney General Eric Holder expansive new federal powers over state elections, including the ability to barge into polling places to monitor the use of foreign language election materials. It would also give Holder the power to block election integrity measures like Voter ID and citizenship verification." Holder has earned a reputation for being one of the most partisan attorneys general in American history, litigating against states that have chosen to adopt election security reforms including voter ID. On Friday, Jan. 17, Sensenbrenner was to hold a conference call to discuss his bill. He was to be joined on the call by far-left leaders, including Nancy Zirkin of the Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights, Deborah Vagins of the ACLU, and Tanya Clay House, from the Lawyers' Committee for Civil Rights Under the Law.

ACRU Staff2020-05-03T23:37:09+00:00January 17th, 2014|News, Proof of Citizenship, Voter ID|

Kansas, Arizona Seek to Have Feds Require Citizenship on Forms

(CNSNews.com) - The Secretaries of State of Kansas and Arizona are trying to force the federal Election Assistance Commission (EAC) to change federal voter registration forms, which do not require documented proof of U.S. citizenship, to match their state forms, which do. Their lawsuit (Kobach, Bennett v EAC) is scheduled to be heard next week in U.S. District Court in Wichita.

ACRU Staff2020-05-03T23:28:56+00:00December 10th, 2013|In the Courts, News, Proof of Citizenship|

Kansas, Arizona Sue U.S. over Citizenship Issue

Kansas and Arizona have sued the U.S. Election Assistance Commission, seeking a court order forcing it to amend voter registration forms for those states so that people signing up are required to prove they're citizens.

ACRU Staff2020-05-03T23:28:56+00:00August 27th, 2013|In the Courts, News, Proof of Citizenship|

Arizona Ruling Partly Blocks Georgia Voter ID Law

Last week's U.S. Supreme Court ruling partly blocks Georgia from enforcing a law requiring would-be voters to prove U.S. citizenship, Secretary of State Brian Kemp said. In a 7-2 decision on June 24, the court ruled a similar statute in Arizona is pre-empted by federal law. Passed in 2009, Georgia's law requires voter registration applicants to provide proof of U.S. citizenship, such as copies of passports or birth certificates.

ACRU Staff2020-05-03T23:35:18+00:00July 2nd, 2013|In the Courts, News, Proof of Citizenship, Voter ID|

Conservatives Plan for Battle after Court Strikes Down Arizona’s Citizenship Law

Conservatives are launching a multi-track strategy in the wake of the Supreme Court's striking down Arizona's proof of U.S. citizenship requirement for voting last week.

ACRU Staff2020-05-03T23:28:56+00:00June 24th, 2013|ACRU Commentary, In the Courts, Proof of Citizenship|

Arizona Argues Its Case at Supreme Court

Arizona Attorney General Thomas C. Horne told the Supreme Court on Monday that states carry the "burden" of determining voter eligibility and they can demand residents prove their citizenship before registering to vote. Conservative-leaning Justice Antonin Scalia seemed to agree with Arizona, saying a sworn oath of citizenship "is not proof at all." Arizona and its supporters -- including other states with plans for similar laws -- say a signature isn't enough to combat voter fraud. And they argue the federal voting-rights law doesn't say that states can't impose additional citizenship requirements.

ACRU Staff2020-05-03T23:38:10+00:00March 19th, 2013|In the Courts, News, Proof of Citizenship, Vote Fraud, Voter ID|

Supreme Court Hears Arizona Voter ID Case

With the fate of a crucial provision of the Voting Rights Act hanging in the balance, the Supreme Court hears another case challenging the right of a state to put in place new voting requirements Monday. At stake in the case--Arizona v. Inter Tribal Council of Arizona, Inc.-- is whether or not an Arizona law requiring Arizonans to show proof of citizenship at the voting booth will be upheld.

ACRU Staff2020-05-03T23:35:19+00:00March 18th, 2013|In the Courts, News, Proof of Citizenship, Voter ID|

Arizona v. Inter Tribal Council of Arizona

Arizona voters passed a law in 2004 "to combat voter [...]

ACRU Staff2020-05-03T23:38:10+00:00March 13th, 2013|ACRU Amicus Briefs, In the Courts, Proof of Citizenship, Vote Fraud, Voter ID|

Arizona Sec. State: No Voter Suppression with Voter ID

Secretary of State Ken Bennett told a U.S. Senate panel looking into voter suppression that there was no evidence of such efforts in Arizona in this fall's election. In testimony to the U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee on Wednesday, Bennett said that minority-voter registration is at its highest level ever in Arizona, even as voter-identification requirements mandating proof of citizenship have been in force for nearly eight years.

ACRU Staff2020-05-03T23:35:19+00:00January 4th, 2013|News, Proof of Citizenship, Voter ID|

Judge Orders Removal of Citizenship Question from Michigan Ballot

U.S. District Judge Paul D. Borman has ordered Michigan Secretary of State Ruth Johnson to remove the recently included and highly contested citizenship question from the November ballots. This formal written order followed a preliminary injunction issued from the bench.

ACRU Staff2020-05-03T23:28:56+00:00October 11th, 2012|In the Courts, News, Proof of Citizenship|

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