Only citizens are allowed to vote in federal elections. That should not be a controversial statement — yet the Ninth Circuit’s ruling in Mi Familia Vota v. Fontes makes it harder for Arizona to enforce that basic safeguard. This week, the American Center for Law and Justice (ACLJ) filed an amicus brief at the Supreme Court in this case, urging the Court to reverse a decision that undermines the security and accuracy of Arizona’s voter rolls. Our brief was on behalf of both our supporters and Representative Eli Crane (AZ-2), someone concerned with ensuring federal elections are protected.

At issue is Arizona’s requirement that voters provide documentary proof of citizenship, Voter ID, before registering to vote in elections, along with the state’s process for confirming — and, where necessary, canceling — the registrations of voters who identify themselves as noncitizens. The Ninth Circuit held that the National Voter Registration Act (NVRA) preempts both........

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