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An attorney for Arizona’s Republican Party offered a blunt reason for his presence defending the state’s voting restrictions before the Supreme Court on Tuesday: The measures disadvantage Democrats.
The Supreme Court is hearing arguments over Arizona voting restrictions in a pair of consolidated cases challenging a state law banning ballot collection and a policy that tosses ballots cast in the wrong precinct. Democrats have sued, saying the rules discriminate against minorities and violate Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act.
The case could have big implications outside of Arizona if the justices create a test for how to evaluate such voting rights cases under the voting rights legislation.
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