The court also did not consider two other issues in the case – whether the state electoral process manual should include instructions for verifying voters’ signatures and whether the use of ballot boxes is unconstitutional.
Republicans filed the lawsuit in February, arguing that the Arizona Constitution does not allow mail-order voting or other forms of early voting, but specifically directs the vote in person.
The lawsuit alleges that “voting in person on a certain date is the only constitutionally permitted way of voting.”
CNN contacted the Arizona Republican Party for comment on the decision.
The lawsuit is part of a broader effort in Arizona to change the election law amid the continuing effects of the 2020 election. for the vote in a battlefield state that now-President Joe Biden won by less than 11,000 votes in 2020.
For example, a bill that was effectively assassinated in February by the Republican House Speaker would allow the state legislature to reject the election results. Last week, Republican Gov. Doug Duchess signed legislation that would require all Arizona residents to provide proof of citizenship and residency to register to vote.
Proponents of her case have been working to make the actual transcript of this statement available online.
The elimination of early voting and mail-order voting “unfairly targets voters in underprivileged communities, the elderly, voters with disabilities and those living in rural communities or who do not have a reliable transfer to the polls, including Native Americans,” she said. of the Arizona Women Voters Association.
Arizona Secretary of State Katie Hobbs, a Democrat named in the lawsuit, also welcomed the decision.
“Today, the Arizona Supreme Court dismissed this dangerous lawsuit that threatened early voting in the state. Arizona voters will still be able to vote early, access ballots and make their voices heard,” he said. Hobbes, who is a candidate for governor this year. he said in a tweet on Tuesday.
