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   From: democrat-criminals@mail.house.gov   
      
   https://news.yahoo.com/arizona-officials-sound-off-brnovichs-   
   200000583.html   
      
   Thursday’s ruling upholding the legality of Arizona’s ban on ballot   
   harvesting is being hailed as a victory for election integrity and a   
   tragedy for minority voting rights.   
      
   In a 6-3 ruling, the U.S. Supreme Court said Arizona’s restriction on who   
   can deliver a completed ballot to be counted doesn’t run afoul of the   
   Voting Rights Act. The law limits who can handle a ballot to immediate   
   family, a personal caretaker or someone living in the same household.   
      
   An appellate court in San Francisco ruled the law disproportionately   
   affected minority voters in violation of the landmark Voting Rights Act.   
      
   Justice Samuel Alito, who wrote for the majority, disagreed.   
      
   "The mere fact that there is some disparity in impact does not necessarily   
   mean that a system is not equally open or that it does not give everyone   
   an equal opportunity to vote," he said.   
      
   State officials reacted to the opinion.   
      
   "Today’s verdict is a win for election integrity safeguards in Arizona,"   
   Arizona Attorney General Mark Brnovich told The Center Square on Thursday   
   morning. “The Constitution allows states to implement common-sense voter   
   integrity measures. There’s nothing incompatible about increasing voter   
   turnout but also keeping confidence in the integrity of the vote.”   
      
   The Democratic Party of Arizona, which challenged the law in court, said   
   the decision sets a dangerous precedent.   
      
   “It’s impossible to ignore that this ruling and these voter restriction   
   laws are the culmination of Republicans’ longtime efforts to sow distrust   
   and doubt in our election system, with politicians like Mark Brnovich   
   leading the charge,” party chair Raquel Terán said. “In open court, the   
   Arizona Republican Party’s own lawyer admitted that the purpose of the   
   laws was to gain political advantage. This is just the latest proof that   
   Republican leaders are willing to betray Arizona voters for their own   
   political gain.”   
      
   Secretary of State Katie Hobbs, who announced her candidacy for Arizona   
   governor last month, said the ruling means Congress must act to stop what   
   she called discriminatory voting laws.   
      
   “The Voting Rights Act was passed to protect the right to vote and to   
   fight against racial discrimination,” she said. “The Supreme Court   
   weakened one of our country’s landmark civil rights laws. It is a truly   
   sad day for the future of our democracy.”   
      
   Brnovich said these descriptions of the ruling are an “absolute   
   mischaracterization” of the election integrity laws he defended in court.   
      
   “No one is being disenfranchised,” he said. “Actually, comments like those   
   expose the hypocrisy of the left. There are states like Delaware,   
   Connecticut and New York where some bureaucrat has to approve your reason   
   for absentee voting. Arizona has made voting convenient, but we also need   
   to maintain integrity in the vote and in the process.”   
      
   The author of the legislation, Sen. Michelle Ugenti-Rita, R-Scottsdale,   
   also criticized Democrats for mischaracterizing the measure.   
      
   “Four years ago, I authored Arizona’s ban on ballot harvesting to protect   
   the integrity of our elections and ensure free and fair elections in   
   Arizona,” she said. “Despite Democrats’ continual effort to exploit the   
   judicial system to circumvent the will of the public and levy false   
   accusations of racism and suppression, I’m gratified the U.S. Supreme   
   Court saw through the rhetoric on behalf of the voters.”   
      
   Opponents of the ballot harvesting ban said the opinion is one more reason   
   Congress should act on H.R.1, which would set federal voting standards and   
   take away much of a state’s ability to govern its elections.   
      
   Brnovich, who announced he’s entering the race to unseat Democratic U.S.   
   Sen. Mark Kelly in 2022, said the freshman senator and others who   
   sponsored the proposal are seeking to undermine states’ rights enshrined   
   in the Constitution.   
      
   “He’s sponsoring a bill that would nationalize our elections,” Brnovich   
   said of Kelly. “It undermines traditional notions of federalism. The   
   states created the federal government. The federal government didn't   
   create the states.”   
      
      
      
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