Lawyers told lawmakers that much of the measure was unconstitutional, but it was passed anyway.
The law adds requirements for the federal form directly rejected by the U.S. Supreme Court in a 2013 Arizona case.Supreme Court decision written by the late conservative icon, Justice Antonin ScaliaAssistant Attorney General Kristen Clarke of the department’s civil rights division called the new law that goes into effect in January “a textbook violation of the National Voter Registration Act.”
The law violates the Civil Right Act by requiring election officials to reject registration forms if they contain a mistake or leave out information that is not needed to determine someone’s right to vote, she said.that the law is designed to address a growing number of voters who registered using the federal form who did not have to provide proof that they are citizens.
The bill would prohibit federal-only voters from voting by mail or voting for president. It would require state election officials to cross check registration information with various government databases to try to prove their citizenship, and report anyone they can’t find to prosecutors. Voting rights advocates worry the bill is an attempt to get back in front of the now more conservative Supreme Court.
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