(The Center Square) – A coalition of election integrity groups filed an amicus brief in support of plaintiffs in RNC v. Mi Familia Vota, with the groups urging the U.S. Supreme Court to uphold the state of Arizona’s voter citizenship verification and overturn a Ninth Circuit ruling that barred Arizona’s proof of citizenship requirement and invalidated its work to remove noncitizens from the voter roll.
Jason Snead, executive director of one of the groups, Honest Elections Project, told The Center Square that “Arizona law takes critical steps to prevent noncitizens from voting and to remove them from the rolls if they are erroneously registered.”
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