National and Arizona Republicans are formally requesting the Supreme Court allow a state law go into effect that would reject state voter registrations in which the applicant does not provide proof of U.S. citizenship to register to vote in state elections. The motion also asks the high court to permit Arizona to require such proof for individuals submitting mail-in ballots and voting in presidential contests.
Filed on Thursday by the Republican National Committee (RNC) and Arizona’s GOP legislative leadership, the emergency application asks SCOTUS to issue a stay on a Aug. 2 decision by a three-judge panel on the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals, which prohibited enforcement of provisions in a 2022 state law requiring individuals provide documentary proof of citizenship (DPOC) when registering via state voter registration forms.
That decision reversed a July…
