Battleground ballots: How Arizona’s election will be different this November after years of scrutiny
By
Ramsey Touchberry
and
Rachel Schilke
September 3, 2024 7:00 am
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Early voting is poised to get underway in several states this month. The Washington Examiner will take a closer look at the swing states, including voting rules you need to know and key differences from prior elections. Part one of Battleground Ballots will focus on what has changed in Arizona, the epicenter of election integrity battles in the 2020 and 2022 elections.
At the heart of former President Donald Trump’s false claims that the 2020 election was stolen was Maricopa County, Arizona.
The county, and the crucial battleground state itself, have since become the epicenter of election integrity lawsuits and lingering scrutiny from Republicans, including Senate candidate Kari Lake, who has not conceded her 2022 loss in Arizona’s governor’s race.
Now, in 2024, a recent ruling by the Supreme Court delivered the Republican National Committee a small victory when it ruled that Arizona officials must reject state voter registration forms that are submitted without an applicant’s proof of U.S. citizenship.
The ruling effectively means that tens of thousands of Arizona voters will be registered only for federal elections in 2024 until they can prove their citizenship. But Arizona counties are also making changes to ballot systems and encouraging early voting, which starts almost a month ahead of the general election, that could affect voters when they cast their ballots in federal, state, and local elections on Nov. 5.
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