By Howard Fischer Capitol Media Services | Arizona Daily Star
Arizona is renewing its bid to let election officials demand proof of citizenship from everyone registering to vote, paving the way for yet another lawsuit.
In a letter to Alice Miller, acting executive director of the Election Assistance Commission, state Attorney General Tom Horne demanded she allow Arizona to require proof of citizenship from those registering to vote using a commission-designed form by Aug. 19 or he will sue.
Nina Perales, an attorney with the Mexican American Legal Defense and Education Fund, said Horne should not expect approval.
She said the commission staff rejected an identical request in 2005, a decision left intact by a 2-2 vote of the panel itself. And Perales insisted nothing has changed since then.
If that happens, Horne said he would seek court review.
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