Posted By Toby Herschler - email
Tucson, AZ (KOLD) - A U.S. appeals court has ruled that Arizona's law requiring proof of citizenship when registering to vote violates federal law.
The Ninth Circuit of Appeals opinion issued Tuesday found that the Arizona documentation requirement runs afoul of the National Voter Registration Act that states must use and accept the federal voter registration form without additional documentation requirements.
The Arizona requirement is part of Proposition 200 which voters was passed in 2004.
The challenge was brought by a coalition of civil rights and Native American groups.
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