Judge upholds law for ID at polls, registration rule
2 commentsby Matthew Benson - Aug. 21, 2008 12:00 AM
The Arizona Republic
A federal judge Wednesday upheld the legality of Arizona's law requiring that residents show proof of citizenship in registering to vote and ID at the polls.

U.S. District Judge Roslyn Silver rejected claims by Latino and Native American advocacy groups that the law - known as Proposition 200 and passed by state voters in 2004 - constitutes a poll tax and disproportionately impacts minority voting. Silver noted the state's interest in preventing voter fraud, a key selling point used by Prop. 200 advocates.

"After four years of unsuccessful challenges to our voter integrity laws, I am pleased that the court today put this matter to rest," Secretary of State Jan Brewer said in a statement.



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