A recent ruling by a federal judge has upheld new legislation passed in Arizona that mandates registered voters to supply evidence of their U.S. citizenship for their votes to be admitted. The laws had instigated a wave of charges of discrimination when they were first adopted, primarily due to the fact that they required counties to authenticate the citizenship status of voters. Yet, in a determination issued on a Thursday, U.S. District Judge Susan Bolton proclaimed such requirements were not discriminatory.

Judge Bolton rationalized this by stating that the state has a vested interest in impeding voter fraud and restricting voting rights to eligible individuals. According to her, there is an obvious balance that places the State's interest and concerns over potential minor inconveniences that voters may encounter when providing documentation of their citizenship.

In her ruling, Judge Bolton further elaborated on one aspect of the laws which she believed would contravene the Civil Rights Act, as well as a segment of the National Voter Registration Act. Specifically, she stated that county officials asking for the state or country of birth could lead county recorders to inaccurately surmise a naturalized citizen as a foreign national.

Judge Bolton scrutinized numerous facets of the proposed measures, one of which involved the mandate for state election officials to corroborate registration details with various governmental databases as a means to verify citizenship. If one could not establish their citizenship, they would be reported to the relevant authorities.

A recent ruling by a federal judge has upheld new legislation passed in Arizona that mandates registered voters to supply evidence of their U.S. citizenship for their votes to be admitted. The laws had instigated a wave of charges of discrimination when they were first adopted, primarily due to the fact that they required counties to authenticate the citizenship status of voters. Yet, in a determination issued on a Thursday, U.S. District Judge Susan Bolton proclaimed such requirements were not discriminatory.
Judge Bolton rationalized this by stating that the state has a vested interest in impeding voter fraud and restricting voting rights to eligible individuals. According to her, there is an obvious balance that places the State's interest and concerns over potential minor inconveniences that voters may encounter when providing documentation of their citizenship.
In her ruling, Judge Bolton further elaborated on one aspect of the laws which she believed would contravene the Civil Rights Act, as well as a segment of the National Voter Registration Act. Specifically, she stated that county officials asking for the state or country of birth could lead county recorders to inaccurately surmise a naturalized citizen as a foreign national.
Judge Bolton scrutinized numerous facets of the proposed measures, one of which involved the mandate for state election officials to corroborate registration details with various governmental databases as a means to verify citizenship. If one could not establish their citizenship, they would be reported to the relevant authorities.

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