The order comes after Liburdi declined to stop monitors from gathering outside Arizona voting locations in a similar lawsuit.
U.S. District Judge Michael Liburdi granted an emergency order from the bench Tuesday that bans Arizona's ballot drop box monitors affiliated with conservative group Clean Elections USA from taking photos of voters while they are within 75 feet of a ballot box.
in a similar lawsuit filed by the Arizona Alliance for Retired Americans, a progressive grassroots organization that supports seniors' issues and Voto Latino, a nonprofit focused on getting out the young Latino vote. Voting rights groups celebrated the order, which will remain in effect for 14 days, as a win for Arizona voters.
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