PHOENIX, ARIZONA – Today, in another outrageous and unprecedented ruling, a panel for the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit enjoined enforcement of commonsense legislation spearheaded by the Arizona Free Enterprise Club that required proof of citizenship to vote in state elections. The action by the appeals court comes after the Supreme Court of the United States ordered immediate provision of this Arizona law, stopping those trying to register to vote from using the state form if they did not give proof of citizenship.
“It’s clear this circuit court panel is motivated by radical ideology, and not the impartial judgment of the law,” said Scot Mussi, President of the Arizona Free Enterprise Club. “After months of legal wrangling over this law, and clear guidance from the nation’s high court, the Ninth Circuit still wrongly believes that it is the final arbiter of the U.S. Constitution and our laws. This ruling will continue to sow doubt into our system of government and will cost much more in taxpayer dollars thanks to the emergency appeal that will be again filed at the U.S. Supreme Court.”
Mussi added, “The Arizona Free Enterprise Club will do whatever it takes to stand in defense of this law. We are hopeful that the U.S. Supreme Court will deliver a swift and final rebuke of the Ninth Circuit in this matter once an emergency appeal is docketed.”
The case at hand involves a challenge to HB 2492, which was authored by the Arizona Free Enterprise Club (AZFEC) and passed by the Arizona Legislature in 2022 to stop non-U.S. citizens from registering to vote and casting ballots in our state. Previously, a panel on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit allowed Arizona officials to reject state voter registration forms without proof of citizenship, which was part of the intent and purpose of the law in question. Yet, another panel on the same appeals court inexplicably overturned this order, vacating enforcement of the law concerning state voter registration forms, leading to an emergency appeal to the U.S. Supreme Court. The U.S. Supreme Court quickly overruled the Ninth Circuit’s order, allowing the provision on proof of citizenship for state voters to go into effect. This was the last court action in this case until today’s surprising decision by the Ninth Circuit.
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