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Voting rights have been increasingly under attack in the last decade.

This week, the Supreme Court will rule on a case that could undermine the remaining key provision of the Voting Rights Act.

The Voting Rights Act was passed in 1965 to prevent racially discriminatory voting policies. For decades, it has countered discrimination and removed voting barriers across the country.

But in 2013, the Supreme Court gutted Section 5 of the Voting Rights Act, ruling in Shelby County v. Holder that states and localities with a history of voter discrimination no longer had to obtain DOJ approval to change voting procedures.

This week, the Supreme Court will rule on Brnovich v. DNC. The case revolves around two efforts to create new barriers to voting in Arizona.

In 2016, the Arizona legislature limited who could provide ballot-collection assistance to people voting by mail. Arizona also had a policy of entirely rejecting ballots cast in the wrong precinct.

The policies disproportionately impacted Native Americans and Latinos.
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The suit challenges these provisions and aims to ensure all eligible Arizona voters have an equal opportunity to participate in our democracy.

Fueled by the “Big Lie” of widespread voter fraud and a “stolen” election, Arizona has already passed new restrictions on voting. In May, Gov. Doug Ducey signed a law that dramatically curtails Arizona’s popular vote-by-mail program.

Under the new law, voters are purged from the state’s early voting list if they do not cast a ballot at least once every two years.

At this moment, it’s especially crucial to preserve voting rights and prevent voter suppression.

Our team is actively investigating efforts to undermine voting rights in Arizona. Learn more and track our ongoing work here:
americanoversight.org/jurisdiction/a…