Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals hears arguments on AZ's contested election laws

Both parties and the Ninth Circuit judges agreed during an afternoon hearing on Tuesday that there is nothing the court can do regarding two contested 2022 election laws for this election cycle.

The laws in question would require proof of citizenship for state voter registrants and restrict Arizona voters who registered with a federal-only election form from voting for president.

Kory Langhofer represented Republican Senate President Warren Petersen and Republican House Speaker Ben Toma for their appeal. He said there is insufficient time in the appeals process for there to be a ruling before this election.

“The Supreme Court issued its stay the day that ballots printed,” Langhoffer said. “They stayed what they stayed. It didn't include the mail-in provision or the Presidential provision. So as far as I'm concerned, those issues are gone for this election. No need to rush on that.”




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