The Arizona Legislature, along with 19 other states, submitted an amicus curiae brief at the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals last week supporting Idaho’s voter ID law, which prohibits student ID cards as an acceptable form of identification for voting. A lower court judge appointed by former President Joe Biden, Amanda K. Brailsford, already ruled in favor of the law, stating that the plaintiffs in March for Our Lives Idaho v. McGrane, which included both March For Our Lives Idaho and the Idaho Alliance for Retired Americans, failed to show proof of discrimination against youth voters.
The Idaho State Supreme Court also rejected a state law challenge in a unanimous decision.
“Every state has an absolute right to implement voter ID laws through its Legislature,” State Senate President Warren Petersen (R-Mesa) said in a statement. “Arizona has been at the forefront of this movement to ensure the integrity of our elections’ process through the requirement that citizens must produce voter ID when registering and when appearing to vote. Prevention is better than prosecution.”
“Arizona is proud to stand with Idaho and any state that chooses to enact reasonable protections like voter ID,” said House Speaker Steve Montenegro (R-Glendale). “Student IDs vary widely in design and security features. States have every right to require more reliable documentation to ensure only eligible voters are casting ballots. Arizona’s election laws are under constant attack by activists who want to chip away at basic security measures. If we don’t fight back, we risk undermining public confidence in our elections,” Speaker Montenegro added. “Every eligible voter should be able to vote — and every illegal vote must be prevented.”
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