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Judge: AZ can require citizenship proof when registering voters

Howard Fischer, Capitol Media Services//March 19, 2014//

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Judge: AZ can require citizenship proof when registering voters

Judge: AZ can require citizenship proof when registering voters

Howard Fischer, Capitol Media Services//March 19, 2014//

A federal judge this morning ordered the Election Assistance Commission to require would-be Arizona voters to provide proof of citizenship to register to vote. Judge Eric Melgren ruled that Alice...

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Tags: Eric Melgren, Tom Horne, Arizona, Citizenship, U.S. Supreme Court, voter registration

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