Reuters: U.S.: Supreme Court to take up Arizona voter registration

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Supreme Court to take up Arizona voter registration Oct 15th 2012, 14:12 Tweet Share this Email Print Related News Romney extends lead over Obama: Reuters/Ipsos poll Thu, Oct 11 2012 South Carolina voter ID law blocked until 2013 Wed, Oct 10 2012 Court clears South Carolina voter ID law for 2013 Wed, Oct 10 2012 Chevron fails to block $18 billion Ecuador judgment Tue, Oct 9 2012 Voters set to decide on gay marriage in four states Tue, Oct 9 2012 Analysis & Opinion Motorola loses bid to reshape crucial trial on essential patents Do all patent-related malpractice suits belong in federal court? A voter exits a polling station after voting in Phoenix, Arizona February 28, 2012. Credit: Reuters/Joshua Lott Mon Oct 15, 2012 10:12am EDT (Reuters) - The Supreme Court agreed on Monday to consider whether Arizona may demand that voters show proof of U.S. citizenship to register to vote in federal elections. The legal dispute over the registration requirement dates back to 2004 when Arizona voters passed a ballot initiative, Proposition 200, designed to stop illegal immigrants from voting. The measure amended state election laws to require voters to show proof of citizenship to register as well as identification to vote at the polls. Arizona residents, Indian tribes and civil rights groups sued to challenge the new provisions. While the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals upheld Arizona's right to require voter identification at polling places, the court in April found that the citizenship requirement conflicted with a 1993 federal law designed to make it easier for people to register to vote in federal elections by using a federal registration form. The state requirement and the federal scheme did not "operate harmoniously," the appeals court found, so the federal rules won out. On appeal, Arizona argued that the 9th Circuit owed more deference to the state's authority to administer federal elections. The Supreme Court on Monday granted Arizona's appeal without comment. The case is Arizona v. The Inter Tribal Council of Arizona Inc et al, U.S. Supreme Court, No. 12-71. (Reporting by Terry Baynes in New York; Editing by Howard Goller and Will Dunham) Tweet this Link this Share this Digg this Email Reprints We welcome comments that advance the story through relevant opinion, anecdotes, links and data. If you see a comment that you believe is irrelevant or inappropriate, you can flag it to our editors by using the report abuse links. Views expressed in the comments do not represent those of Reuters. For more information on our comment policy, see http://blogs.reuters.com/fulldisclosure/2010/09/27/toward-a-more-thoughtful-conversation-on-stories/ Comments (0) Be the first to comment on reuters.com. Add yours using the box above.

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