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Because of this law I have not been able to vote for a number of years.
On the other hand I suspect that a number of legal experts will say that despite the Supreme Court's ruling the Federal "1993 National Voter Registration Act" is probably unconstitutional because the original US Constitution lets the states define voter requirements and that per the 10th Amendment and Federal law is unconstitutional. Last just because I think that Arizona's stupid law may be constitutional doesn't mean I agree with it. Supreme Court: Arizona citizenship proof law illegal Associated Press Mon Jun 17, 2013 7:36 AM WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court says states cannot require would-be voters to prove they are U.S. citizens before using a federal registration system designed to make signing up easier. The justices voted 7-2 to throw out Arizona’s voter-approved requirement that prospective voters document their U.S. citizenship in order to use a registration form produced under the federal “Motor Voter” voter registration law. The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals said that the 1993 National Voter Registration Act, which doesn’t require such documentation, trumps Arizona’s Proposition 200 passed in 2004. Arizona officials say their law is needed to stop non-Americans from voting in elections, while opponents see it as an attack on minorities, immigrants and the elderly. But the high court agreed with the federal government in the case. |