司法部已经对亚利桑那州提起诉讼，质疑其最近颁布的投票法这需要公民身份证明才能在总统选举中投票。
该诉讼认为，亚利桑那州众议院第2492号法案中的某些限制直接违反了《全国选民登记法》第6条和《民权法》第101条。
这最高法院先前驳回了亚利桑那州在2013年要求其居民提供公民身份证明以参加联邦选举，尽管在2020年乔·拜登总统击败唐纳德·特朗普后，该州迅速寻求通过众议院第2492号法案实施类似的授权。
助理司法部长克里斯汀·克拉克(Kristen Clarke)周二在宣布诉讼的一份声明中说:“亚利桑那州通过了一项法律，通过施加非法和不必要的要求，阻止合格选民在某些联邦选举中进行登记，从而使进步倒退。”。
州长道格·杜西于3月30日将该法案签署成为法律。
“选举诚信意味着计算每一张合法的选票，并禁止任何非法投票的企图，”杜塞说在信中写道在他签署法案的时候。“H.B. 2492是一种平衡的方法，它尊重亚利桑那州在不牺牲选举安全性的情况下实现投票的历史。”
共和党在州参议院和众议院都占有微弱多数。
司法部的诉讼要求联邦法官禁止执行HB 2492的几项条款。
在一份新闻稿中，司法部指出，新法“要求选举官员拒绝基于错误或遗漏的选民登记表，这些错误或遗漏对确定选民投票资格并不重要”，违反了民权法案。
亚利桑那州要求选民在登记投票时证明自己是美国公民，这是唯一一个这样做的州，他们需要提供政府颁发的身份证件，如驾照、部落身份证或护照。2013年最高法院的裁决允许州选举的要求，但亚利桑那州不能要求联邦选举的公民身份证明，如总统。
亚利桑那州是特朗普错误地声称他在2020年获胜的州之一。拜登以大约1万票的优势击败了特朗普。共和党主导的审查该州最大的马里科帕县的计票结果再次确认了拜登的胜利，甚至略微扩大了他的领先优势。
Justice Department sues Arizona for requiring proof of citizenship to vote in presidential elections
The Justice Department has filed suit against Arizona challenging its recently enacted voting lawthat requires proof of citizenship in order to vote in presidential elections.
The lawsuit contends that certain restrictions in Arizona's House Bill 2492 directly violate Section 6 of the National Voter Registration Act and Section 101 of the Civil Rights Act.
The Supreme Court previously rejected an effort by Arizona in 2013 to require its residents to provide proof of citizenship in order to participate in federal elections, though after President Joe Biden's victory against Donald Trump in 2020 the state quickly sought to implement a similar mandate in passing House Bill 2492.
"Arizona has passed a law that turns the clock back on progress by imposing unlawful and unnecessary requirements that would block eligible voters from the registration rolls for certain federal elections," Assistant Attorney General Kristen Clarke said in a statement Tuesday announcing the lawsuit.
Gov. Doug Ducey signed the bill into law on March 30.
"Election integrity means counting every lawful vote and prohibiting any attempt to illegally cast a vote," Ducey wrote in a letter at the time he signed the bill. "H.B. 2492 is a balanced approach that honors Arizona's history of making voting accessible without sacrificing security in our elections."
Republicans have a slight majority in both the state Senate and House of Representatives.
The Justice Department's lawsuit asks for a federal judge to prohibit several provisions of HB 2492 from being enforced.
In a press release, the Justice Department notes the new law with violate the Civil Rights Act "by requiring election officials to reject voter registration forms based on errors or omissions that are not material to establishing a voter’s eligibility to cast a ballot."
Arizona requires voters to prove they are a U.S. citizen when they register to vote -- the only state to do so -- by providing a government-issued identification, like a driver's license, tribal ID or passport. The 2013 Supreme Court ruling allowed the requirement for state elections, but Arizona cannot require proof of citizenship for federal elections, like president.
Arizona is one of the states where Trump has falsely contended he won in 2020. Biden defeated Trump by about 10,000 votes. A GOP-led review of the vote tally in Maricopa County, the state's largest, reaffirmed Biden's victory, and even increased his lead by a slight amount.
