State Supreme Court shuts down GOP's bid to ban early voting in Arizona

[Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin]

The Arizona Supreme Court on Tuesday denied a request by the state Republican Party to outlaw early voting, a practice that has historically aided participation in elections. All seven judges on the state's Supreme Court were appointed by a Republican governor.

The decision stems from a lawsuit originally filed by the Arizona Republican Party, along with its secretary, Yvonne Cahill, who argued that early voting is unconstitutional and that the court should, at a minimum, ban absentee voting for anyone who does not have a clear reason for voting by mail. If the court could not deem early voting unconstitutional, the suit also asked the Supreme Court to eliminate ballot drop boxes or ban ballot counting prior to Election Day.

On Tuesday, however, Arizona Supreme Court Chief Justice Robert Brutinel, who was appointed by former Republican Governor Jan Brewer, shot down the GOP's general premise, saying that the party's suit did not meet the factual criteria required to establish standing.

It remains unclear whether the GOP will now opt to file a case in Superior Court.

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/republican-appointed-supreme-court-shuts-down-gops-bid-to-ban-early-voting-in-arizona/ar-AAVW2ai

[Thomas Hurt]

1. but, but, but they fascists might lose...isn't that good enough for standing....LOL.

[former9thward]

2. Nothing was shut down.

It was simply in the wrong court at this time. The AZ SC did not rule on the merits of the case. It was a procedural ruling. So the case may arise again and work its way through the system. It is doubtful the case will get anywhere by the time of the midterms however. It is just too close.