Justice Department asks Supreme Court to review ruling on Arizona voter registration laws

The Department of Justice is asking the Supreme Court to review a lower court's ruling that blocked portions of Arizona voter registration laws.

In February 2025, the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals struck down portions of two Arizona laws, which required voters in the state to provide proof of citizenship in order to vote by mail and in presidential elections. The appeals court ruled that the laws violated the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and the National Voting Rights Act (NVRA). 

The DOJ Civil Rights Division on Tuesday petitioned the high court to determine whether the NVRA prohibits states from removing non-citizens from voter rolls, as the appeals court ruled. The division is also asking the high court to answer if the act prohibits Arizona from requiring people registering to vote to provide proof of citizenship. 

"The NVRA does *not* prohibit States from removing noncitizens from their voter rolls," Jesus Osete, principal deputy assistant attorney general for the division, said in a post on X.