WASHINGTON, D.C. – Yesterday, the Washington Examiner highlighted the Republican National Committee’s ongoing legal fight to defend election integrity and uphold commonsense safeguards, including at the Supreme Court.
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“The Republican
National Committee is pursuing a far-reaching legal strategy that could
reshape the nation’s election rules through the courts.
“The RNC is involved in over
100 cases in 30 states regarding voter ID laws, election administration,
noncitizen voting, and mail-in ballots…
“The RNC’s legal push…
reflects a broader post-2020 effort to shape election rules through the courts,
and has the potential to influence how elections are conducted nationwide…
“The RNC is appearing before
the Supreme Court for oral arguments in Watson v. RNC, where the national
committee is asking the court to strike down laws that allow states to count
late-arriving mail-in ballots…
“The RNC argues that federal
law sets Election Day as the deadline for ballot submission and that states are
not allowed to enact laws extending the deadline.
“The RNC is also asking the
Supreme Court to intervene in two other cases, one in Pennsylvania over undated
ballots, and another over Arizona’s proof of citizenship requirement to
register to vote…
“‘Over two decades ago,
Arizona voters overwhelmingly approved a commonsense law requiring documentary
proof of citizenship to vote,’ Joe Gruters, the chairman of the RNC, said
in a statement...
“‘Federal law is clear: only U.S. citizens have the right to vote in American elections. The RNC will never stop fighting to protect our democracy and the integrity of every Arizona voter’s ballot.’ [said Chairman Gruters]…”
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