New Ruling, New Voters
Our second Pop and Politics special, set in Arizona, deals with, among other things, the diverse and growing Latino voting population and younger voters… both part of a broad look at how the American electorate is changing. And courts are clarifying a crucial voting law. From Politico.com.
A six-year-old Arizona law requiring that voters prove their citizenship in order to register to vote was struck down Tuesday. The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals upheld the portion of the law requiring that voters present identification before casting their ballot, part of a proposition passed in 2004 amid concerns that illegal immigrants may try to vote in state and federal elections.
