Supreme Court Upholds Voting Restrictions in Arizona
Written by SOURCE on July 1, 2021
The U.S. Supreme Court has upheld voting restrictions in the state of Arizona by way of a 6-3 ruling.
The ruling, as reported by NBC News on Thursday, said the state did not violate the Voting Rights Act when passing a 2016 law that only allowed voters, family members, or caregivers to collect and deliver ballots. Additionally, the court upheld a state policy requiring election officials to toss out ballots accidentally cast in incorrect precincts.
In other words, the court is saying the state laws are not violations of federal law. Critics of the state’s voting practices, however, argue that this marked a crucial moment for the Voting Rights Act. Democrats and others pushing for expanded voting rights were hoping this would instead end with the Supreme Court using the Arizona ruling to boost the fight against the numerous voting restrictions Republicans have introduced since Trump lost the presidential election.
This story is being updated.
