The Biden-Harris Department of Justice ( DOJ) on Friday requested the U. S. Supreme Court “deny” Republicans ‘ bid to enforce an Arizona law requiring individuals to prove they’re U. S. citizens when registering and voting in elections.
U.S. Solicitor General Elizabeth Prelogar, who argued on behalf of the administration, requested that the country’s highest court otherwise permit a lower court decision to keep the statute in effect for the November election.
The 2022 law mandated residents to present documentary proof of citizenship ( DPOC ) when registering via state voter registration forms, as The Federalist previously reported. Additionally, the law required confirmation for those casting vote electronically and in national elections.
( In Arizona, individuals who do not provide DPOC when registering to vote are  , permitted , to do so as “federal-only voters” and cast ballots in federal elections ).
On August 8, the Republican National Committee and the management of the Republican Party in Arizona filed an emergency request with the Supreme Court, asking for the judges to be on the lower 9th Circuit Court’s decision and help the government’s DPOC requirements to become effective for the 2024 vote. Since then, nearly half the nation’s state attorneys general and a number of traditional organizations have submitted amicus briefs to the great court requesting a be.
In the DOJ’s Friday processing, Prelogar claimed “applicants are certainly entitled to a be” and encouraged the judge to “deny” such a demand. She asserted in particular that” administrative action at this point may destroy the orderly management of the vote, and risk the disenfranchisement of thousands of voters who have already registered to cast ballots using the national form.”
Soon after passing the law in 2022, the Biden-Harris management was one of the many left-wing groups to file a lawsuit against Arizona.
According to AZ Free News, more than 11, 600 people voted via “federal-only” vote during the Grand Canyon State’s 2020 poll. That’s larger than Joe Biden’s margin of victory ( 10, 457 votes ) over Donald Trump.
The DOJ’s assertions echo those made by Democrat-run Arizona Attorney General Kris Mayes, who claimed in her movements that allowing the law to become law may be “destabilizing.” Legal lawyers representing Secretary of State Adrian Fontes, even a Democrat, also filed a movement asking SCOTUS to “deny” the evacuation program.
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Justice Elena Kagan is the” circuit justice”  , tasked , with handling emergency stay applications from western states. According to SCOTUSblog, she you “grant or reject the software on her own, or she can refer it to the whole court for the entire justices to vote on it.”
The release of a stay would therefore involve the consent of at least five judges.
Shawn Fleetwood is a student of the University of Mary Washington and a team author for The Federalist. He previously served as a condition content writer for Protocol of States Action and his work has been featured in various stores, including RealClearPolitics, RealClear Health, and Conservative Review. Following him on Twitter @ShawnFleetwood
