Posted on 08/13/2005 4:27:31 AM PDT by Happy2BMe
PHOENIX - Arizona Secretary of State Jan Brewer Friday released the final election procedure dealing with identification at the polls. Friday's announcement is the culmination of several months of work to forge an election procedure requiring voters to produce sufficient identification at the polls prior to receiving a ballot, as mandated by the voters pursuant to Proposition 200.
A new set of regulations to institute new voter-mandated ballot procedures now awaits Governor Janet Napolitano's approval. The procedures set out the forms of identification that can be used when seeking a ballot.
"These regulations will ensure that our elections are clean and only people who are allowed to vote receive a ballot," said House Appropriations Chairman Russell Pearce, R-Mesa.
The procedures outlined by Brewer specify what forms of ID can be used to obtain a ballot. Prop. 200, approved by voters in November, mandates that a person seeking a ballot produce identification to reduce chances for fraud.
The rules would implement a Proposition 200 provision which supporters said would help prevent voter fraud. Proposition 200 is an immigration-related initiative approved by Arizona voters last November.
The rules generally require that voters show either government-issued photo identification or two forms of certain other types of identification such as utility bills, vehicle registrations, bank statements or tribal identification cards with their name and address on them.
Changes made from previous versions include allowing American Indians to provide only one piece of non-photo identification to get a provisional ballot whose validity will be checked later before being counted.
Similarly, a voter who is on voting lists but whose driver's license bears an outdated address also would get a provisional ballot that would be checked later before being counted .
County officials and activists had criticized previous wording that would have denied any kind of ballot -- regular or provisional -- to a person who tried to satisfy the identification requirement by producing a driver's license bearing a different address than that listed on the precinct's voter list.
With more than nine months passed since voters approved Prop. 200, Pearce said it is well past time to implement the voter provisions of the initiative. Pearce, a co-author of Prop. 200, said he expects Napolitano to sign off on the new procedures and send them to the U.S. Department of Justice for final approval by Aug. 26. If Napolitano fails to give her approval, Randy Pullen, chairman of the Yes on Prop. 200 committee said the group would go to court to force her to submit the new regulations to the Justice Department.
"It would be a sad day if we have to sue the governor to enforce the law," Pearce said.
Pullen added: "If Napolitano doesn't follow the wishes of the voters, then she leaves us no other choice but to take legal action."
Attorney General Terry Goddard welcomed the submission of proposed voting rules to implement the last part of Proposition 200 and pledged to act on them promptly.
"The implementation of these voting rules is my top priority," Goddard said. "My office will review the Secretary of State's submission as quickly as possible to ensure the rules protect voters' the rights while being faithful to Proposition 200."
The voting identification rules must be proposed by the Secretary of State and approved by the Governor and the Attorney General. Once approved, the rules must be cleared by the U.S. Department of Justice for compliance with the Voting Rights Act before becoming effective. The voting identification rules are the final step to full implementation of Proposition 200. Since Proposition 200 was adopted by Arizona voters last November, the Attorney General's Office has sought to rapidly implement all of its provisions: Goddard issued a legal opinion 10 days after the November election defining what benefits required proof of citizenship under the new law. Goddard submitted the new law to the Department of Justice Civil Rights Division for expedited approval under the Voting Rights Act.
DOJ approved the new law within six weeks.
Once the DOJ provided its approval, Goddard issued a legal opinion indicating that an Arizona driver's license or a state issued ID card obtained after October 1, 1996, satisfies the citizenship requirement to register to vote. The Attorney General's Office has defended the new law against legal challenges in both state and federal courts. It has prevailed in every instance.
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Once the DOJ provided its approval, Goddard issued a legal opinion indicating that an Arizona driver's license or a state issued ID card obtained after October 1, 1996, satisfies the citizenship requirement to register to vote.
Once the DOJ provided its approval, Goddard issued a legal opinion indicating that an Arizona driver's license or a state issued ID card obtained after October 1, 1996, satisfies the citizenship requirement to register to vote.
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And BUSH ONE signed the legislation that prevents the officials at any voting place from CHALLENGING the identity of a voter if they present a DRIVER'S LICENSE, BOGUS OR NOT. THEY CAN VOTE !!!!
Think about the political implications of that pro-illegal-Mexican action!!
BTW, has there been a mass exodus of illegals from AZ because of Prop 200?
 
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Similarly, a voter who is on voting lists but whose driver's license bears an outdated address also would get a provisional ballot that would be checked later before being counted.
Duhhhh, what good do these so called NEW non-DL or photo ID protections really do?! Okay, so they disqualify the voter LATER if it is proven that the voter in question wasn't entitled to vote, then what? They've already cast an illegal vote for the pol of their choice and it under no circumstance can be taken back once cast.
These NEW non-DL or photo ID provisions are just a smoke screen to let the status quo rule. No real changes here. Illegal voter votes, walks out the door and passes his/her bogus "identification" with some minor mods to the next illegal in line waiting to cast an illegal vote.
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