USA: Supreme Court approves tightening of electoral law in Arizona

Supreme Court of America Electoral law has been tightened in the state Arizona declared legal. Democrats sued the Republican-ruled state against the rules because they believed they were discriminatory. In his opinion, the rules make voting more difficult and thus particularly affect members of ethnic minorities and blacks.

However, according to a ruling issued on Thursday, a majority of the six Conservative Supreme Court justices rejected this line of reasoning. It said the relevant Arizona law was not passed “with the intent of racial discrimination.” Voting is generally very easy in Arizona. A minority of three more liberal judges, however, considered the provisions unconstitutional.

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In the United States, the right to vote, which is largely shaped by the states, is extremely competitive. Several Republican states have already passed or are following rules that critics believe would make voting difficult. When voting odds are high, minority groups tend to stay at home in the US – and these populations are often more likely to vote Democrat. Republicans, on the other hand, argue that their reforms are only meant to make electoral fraud more difficult. However, it is very rare in the United States – and can sometimes be punished with lengthy prison sentences.

us President Joe Biden was “deeply disappointed” in the wake of the court’s decision. Biden cited the dissenting opinion of Liberal Judge Elena Kagan, according to which the ruling reinforced “significant racial discrimination.” His government will continue to work for a democracy that reflects the will of all citizens.

Biden’s Democrats are trying to get a nationwide electoral law through Congress to make voting more difficult. The project has so far failed due to the blockade of Republicans in the Senate. “Our democracy depends on it,” wrote Biden on Twitter.

Arizona had two provisions in the specific case before the Supreme Court. According to this, the votes of citizens who have voted in a polling station that have not been assigned to them are considered invalid. Another rule prohibits politicians and activists from collecting ballots for closure at the polling station.