Republican legislators say a recent ruling by the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals on the ‘Mi Familia’ case has “highlighted the importance of adhering a law that requires county recorders to reject any state-specific voter registration applications lacking satisfactory proof of citizenship.”
As a result, members of the House Municipal Oversight and Elections Committee have written to county recorders statewide calling on them to promptly update voter rolls and enforce state law that mandates proof of citizenship for voter registration using state forms.
Non-compliance with this requirement is classified as a class 6 felony.
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In a letter sent Wednesday, the legislators also reiterate the obligation of county officials to remove foreign citizens from voter rolls in accordance with state and federal laws. Given the unprecedented levels of illegal immigration under the Biden-Harris administration, the Committee members stress the urgency of maintaining accurate voter records.
“This law, which the Legislature passed in 2022, is critical to the integrity of Arizona’s elections. It also prevails over the 2018 Consent Decree entered into by the Arizona Secretary of State and Maricopa County Recorder in League of United Latin American Citizens of Arizona v. Reagan, No. 2: l 7-cv-04102-DGC (D. Ariz. June 18, 2018). Consequently, enforcement of A.R.S. § 16-121.0l(C) should ease your respective offices’ administrative burdens because you are no longer required to search the Arizona Department of Transportation database to search for evidence of citizenship on behalf of an applicant who does not supply citizenship documentation,” the letter stated.
“We also wish to remind you of your responsibility to remove foreign citizens from your voter rolls. See 8 U.S.C. § 1373 and 8 U.S.C. § 1644 (authorizing requests for information to the Department of Homeland Security about an individual’s citizenship or immigration status for any lawful purpose). State and federal laws require removal of ineligible voters from your voter rolls. In light of the unprecedented flow of illegal immigration across the southern border under the Biden Administration since January 2021, it is imperative that you prioritize maintenance of your voter rolls and removal of foreign nationals.”
The letter is co-signed by Representatives Jacqueline Parker (Chair), Alex Kolodin (Vice-Chair), Justin Heap, Rachel Jones, and Austin Smith.
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