Posted on 08/03/2024 11:41:46 AM PDT by E. Pluribus Unum
PHOENIX — Arizonans who lack proof of citizenship can again sign up to vote in this year’s presidential and congressional races.
The action comes after two of three judges on a panel of the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals late Thursday overturned a ruling to the contrary by a different three-judge panel whose duty it is to rule on pending motions. The majority of this panel — the one actually assigned to hear the case — concluded the other judges should never have made such a radical change in voting registration rules so soon before the election, saying it would cause chaos.
What Thursday’s ruling did was restore an order issued last year by U.S. District Court Judge Susan Bolton who had concluded that federal law specifically allowed people to register to vote in federal elections without the same kind of proof that Arizona requires of those wanting to cast ballots in state or local elections.
But it provoked an angry reaction from Senate President Warren Petersen who said it is just another example of “the radical 9th Circuit.’’
“They routinely engage in judicial warfare to carry out their extremist liberal agenda that’s contrary to the laws our citizens elected us to implement,’’ said Petersen, a Gilbert Republican. And he vowed to seek immediate review by the U.S. Supreme Court ahead of the November election.
A similar reaction came from Scot Mussi, president of the Arizona Free Enterprise Club which crafted the 2022 law at issue. He called it “a travesty of law’’ and “poorly reasoned.’’
In the meantime, county election officials are once again able to accept registrations from those using the state form even if they do not have what state law calls “documented proof of citizenship.’’
(Excerpt) Read more at tucson.com ...
Stupid voters win stupid prizes, jon mcshame where are you..... calling all freebeee getters!!!!
The courts are making slaves out of American citizens. Everyone is entitled to the benefits but only taxpayers must work to pay for all benefits and privileges
The law was passed in plenty of time. The stupid judge who tried to circumvent the US Constitution was the one who screwed up
Every Republican should go a nd register to vote 10 times using fake names. No ID needed now. They will not be checking the voters rolls when counting ballots, go register as many times as possible.
Exactly so...
AZ has fermented into one of the most corrupt states in the union...
It is, now, the equal of CA & NY...
I did stay at a Holiday Inn one time while in Arizona. Do I qualify?
Stupid voters win stupid prizes, jon mcshame where are you..... calling all freebeee getters!!!!
Ten ballots for you and your dogs and all their puppies’ names are in the mail.
...Every Republican should go and register 10 times ...
Law abiding citizens would still get punished.
Senate President Warren Petersen said it is just another example of “the radical 9th Circuit. They routinely engage in judicial warfare to carry out their extremist liberal agenda that’s contrary to the laws our citizens elected us to implement.” And he vowed to seek immediate review by the U.S. Supreme Court ahead of the November election.
A similar reaction came from Scot Mussi, president of the Arizona Free Enterprise Club which crafted the 2022 law at issue. He called it “a travesty of law’’ and “poorly reasoned.’’
Two Clintoon stooges outvoted the Trump judge.
Before: Kim McLane Wardlaw [Clinton stooge], Ronald M. Gould [Clinton stooge], and Patrick J. Bumatay [Trump judge], Circuit Judges.
Dissent by Judge Patrick J. Bumatay.
2 Clinton stooges versus a Trump judge.
If this is at the 9th Circuit, that means it can still be reversed again, no?
Great logic. can’t have election integrity so close to an election
Who would know? They are not checking IDs.
The checks must have cleared.
Every politician and bureaucrat has his/her/their/it's price.
Government/legal system is corrupt as hell...and getting worse by the day.
Indeed
Two of three judges on a panel of the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals late Thursday **overturned a ruling to the contrary by a different three-judge panel**.
Are they going to do that? Do I need to answer that question?
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