According to Just the News, over 5,600 federal-only ballots were cast in Arizona during the 2020 election. Translation: Thousands of votes were counted without any proof of U.S. citizenship. Now, I’m no math whiz, but something here doesn’t add up. What’s the deal with these “federal-only” ballots, you ask? Let me break it down for you. In Arizona, we’ve got what they call bifurcated elections. That means if you can prove you’re a U.S. citizen, you can vote in all elections. If not, you’re stuck voting only in federal races.
Now, in a world that made sense, you’d need to prove your U.S. citizenship to vote, right? But oh no, not in Arizona! Thanks to a Supreme Court decision from 2013, Arizona has to accept U.S. voter registration forms without any proof of citizenship. So, folks without proof end up on the “federal-only” voter list.
But wait, there’s more! Last year, Arizona passed a law requiring counties to check these federal-only voters for citizenship. If they’re not U.S. citizens, their ballots get tossed out. And any official who ignores this rule could face criminal charges. Fair’s fair, right?
Well, apparently the Justice Department’s Civil Rights Division doesn’t think so. They’re planning to sue Arizona, claiming this law violates the National Voter Registration Act and the Civil Rights Act of 1964. Former Arizona Assistant Attorney General Jennifer Wright, however, argues that Arizona is one of the only states with bifurcated elections because the US Election Assistance Commission refused to allow the state to require driver’s licenses for voter registration. Who knew?
Here’s where it gets interesting. Maricopa County, where most of these federal-only ballots were cast, was the same county where Trump lost to Biden by just 10,457 votes. The numbers suggest that at least 5,697 federal-only ballots were cast in the state. Now, I’m not saying there’s a connection, but it sure makes you scratch your head, doesn’t it?
Thousands of votes cast without proof of U.S. citizenship, legal battles on the horizon, and a whole lot of questions left unanswered. Arizona, you’ve got some ‘splainin’ to do!
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