Passing storm clouds are seen over the U.S. Supreme Court A coalition of 24 attorneys general (AG) filed an amicus brief with
the U.S. Supreme Court, supporting an Arizona law requiring U.S.
citizenship to vote.
The filing requests the Supreme Court of the United States (SCOTUS)
for an emergency stay of a federal district court’s injunction against
the law.
“The Constitution gives states the power to set voter qualifications,
and AZ is leading the charge to ensure ONLY CITIZENS vote in our
elections,” The Arizona GOP wrote in an X post. “This case has the
potential to prevent non-citizen voting once and for all, which should
have been the case all along.”
The brief also follows a Federal district court ruling on an Arizona
law which requires citizens to provide proof of citizenship in order to
be allowed voting access.
The federal ruling claimed that the Federal National Voter
Registration Act preempts the Arizona law, which does not require proof
of citizenship in order to vote.
“The Biden-Harris Administration has intentionally flooded our
country with illegal aliens. Without proper safeguards, foreign
nationals can and will illegally influence elections at the local,
state, and national level,” said Texas attorney General Ken Paxton. “The
States have a constitutional right and responsibility to ensure that
only legal votes from American citizens are counted. I hope the Supreme
Court recognizes the urgency of this situation and movies to protect our
national elections. Lawmakers in Texas must also make every effort to
secure our elections and prevent noncitizens from voting. I urge them in
the next legislative session to prioritize election integrity in Texas
after millions of illegal aliens entered the state under the
Biden-Harris Administration.”
The brief is supported by attorneys general in Texas, Florida,
Alabama, Alaska, Arkansas, Georgia, Idaho, Iowa, Indiana, Kentucky,
Louisiana, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, New Hampshire, North Dakota,
Ohio, Oklahoma, South Carolina, South Dakota, Utah, and Virginia, along
with the original filers of the brief, Kansas and West Virginia.
“There is every reason to believe this problem of non-citizen voting
has gotten worse, as the number of aliens in the United States has
undeniably grown. One study suggests there were over 11 million illegal
aliens in the country in 2019,” The Republican National Committee
stated. “Each of those aliens represents another possible opening for
voter fraud, for each represents a probability — no matter how small —
that they will vote illegally. Add to that the other possible sources of
noncitizen voting — such as aliens here legally but who cannot vote or
who have overstayed their visas — and the magnitude of the problem
becomes clear.”
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