Feds sue over new Arizona citizenship proof law for voting

(KYMA, KECY/ AP News) - The U.S. Department of Justice is suing Arizona over a new law requiring people who use a federal form to register to vote to provide additional proof of citizenship.

The lawsuit focusing on if voters want to vote for President or using the state’s popular vote-by-mail system.

According to the Justice Department, the law signed by gov. Doug Ducey on March 30 is in direct conflict with a 1993 federal voter registration law and also violates the Civil Rights Act of 1964.

The Republican-controlled legislature was well aware of the federal law and the Supreme Court decision, but they went ahead anyway, arguing the new law would boost election security.

The Justice Department lawsuit is the third to be filed challenging the law since it was passed. Voting rights groups filed the first two challenges, which have been merged into one case.