
Biden DOJ Sues To Block Arizona’s Proof Of Citizenship Voting Law
Biden DOJ Sues To Block Arizona’s Proof Of Citizenship Voting Law The Biden administration sued Arizona on Tuesday to block a new law requiring proof of citizenship in order to vote in federal elections. Biden Attorney General Merrick Garland Calling it a “textbook violation of the National Voter Registration Act,” Assistant Attorney General Kristen Clarke of the Justice Department’s Civil Rights Division said that the law’s requirement was “onerous” – and took particular issue with provisions such as “requiring election officials to reject voter registration forms based on errors or omissions that are not material to establishing a voter’s eligibility to cast a ballot.” The new law would require voters to prove citizenship using documentation such as a driver’s license, passport, birth certificate or naturalization papers. A sign points voters to a voting center for the Democratic primary in Sun City, Arizona, U.S., March 17, 2020. REUTERS/Cheney Orr/File Photo Clarke added that the new law, scheduled to take effect in January after it was signed into law by GOP Gov. Doug Ducey, is similar to an Arizona law struck down by the US Supreme Court in 2013. The suit describes how the attorney for Arizona legislators warned them that the bill would violate federal law and contradict the earlier Supreme Court ruling. House Speaker Pro Tempore Travis Grantham said trying again “is a fight worth having,” according to the court filing. State Attorney General Mark Brnovich suggested the Justice Department was encouraging undocumented immigrants to vote by filing the lawsuit. “I will once again be in court defending Arizona against the lawlessness of the Biden administration,” Brnovich said Tuesday. –NBC News State AG Mark Brnovich said in response to the lawsuit: “Arizona has passed a law that turns the clock back on progress by imposing unlawful and unnecessary requirements that