Arizona’s Mail-In Voting Laws Challenged in Federal Court (1)

Arizona’s new voting laws that limit who automatically receives a mail-in ballot and shorten how long people have to fix signature issues violate the U.S. Constitution and the Voting Rights Act of 1965, groups alleged in a federal lawsuit filed Tuesday.

The complaint in the U.S. District Court for the District of Arizona against Secretary of State Katie Hobbs (D), Attorney General Mark Brnovich (R), and county recorders argues the laws have intentional and disproportionate impacts on voters of color. Plaintiffs, which include several voting access groups such as Mi Familia Vota and Arizona Coalition for Change, are asking the ...