“For far too long, members of tribal nations and Native communities have faced unnecessary burdens when they attempt to exercise their sacred right to vote,” the White House said.
The measure includes an exemption for those with disabilities, but critics said it would be of little use because the American with Disabilities Act precludes elections officials from inquiring about a person’s disability.
Election officials say they've noticed that confirmation bias toward far-right ideology is a major problem with voters when it comes to accepting election results.
In 2020, 90% of Arizona voters used an absentee ballot, which can be returned by mail, an official drop box run by county election officials, or at a polling place.
Phoenix was disqualified as the host city for the Super Bowl in 1993 because Arizona did not recognize Martin Luther King Jr. Day as a state holiday. The city lost an estimated $200 million in revenue.
The proposed law would require Arizona voters to show their ID an additional time to vote, this time when dropping off an early ballot at a voting center.