In a major victory for election integrity efforts, the Supreme Court of the United States approved key portions of an Arizona law that requires proof of citizenship in order to cast a vote in the upcoming election.
As reported by Breitbart, the law in question had been passed in 2022, while Republicans still had control of the state legislature and the governorship. Passed in response to widespread voter fraud in the 2020 election, the law also requires newly-registered voters to provide proof of their address.
The law faced pushback from Democrats and other far-left activists, who repeatedly sued to have the law blocked from enforcement. After a back-and-forth process during which the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals initially approved the law, then reversed its own ruling and blocked the law again, the Supreme Court ruled in a 5-4 decision on Thursday that the key component of the law must be enforced.
When the law was first passed, it was estimated that the proof of citizenship requirement could result in as many as 200,000 illegal aliens no longer being able to vote. This could prove decisive in the Grand Canyon State, which apparently voted for Joe Biden in the 2020 election by less than 11,000 votes.
Many statewide elections in 2022 were equally as contentious, with the gubernatorial race being decided by roughly 17,000 votes, the Secretary of State race being determined by just over 20,000 votes, and the Attorney General race being won by less than 300 votes; all of these elections were won by Democrats, thus sparking further accusations of voter fraud.
Arizona remains one of the most critical swing states in the coming election, worth 11 electoral votes. Polling suggests that the race between former President Donald Trump and Democratic nominee Kamala Harris is a tossup. The state will also be holding a crucial election for the United States Senate, with 2022 gubernatorial nominee Kari Lake (R-Ariz.) facing off against Congressman Ruben Gallego (D-Ariz.); polling in that race suggests that Gallego is the favorite to win.
Good start; now do the other 49 states.