On the positive side, Arizona does not have a “use it or lose it” policy of initiating a removal process if a voter has not voted in one or more recent elections.28 In most cases, the state employs clear matching criteria for can- cellation of a voter registration29 and requires notice of cancellation,30 and 27AZ HB 2492, available at . [...] While anyone can request the Arizona voter registration list, and the state provides it in a user-friendly electronic format,38 it is still somewhat expensive for members of the general public.39 Before Arizona was sued by voting-rights groups, the cost of the full electronic file for plaintiffs had been $50,000.40 The settlement ensures that the public can request the electronic file for a much l. [...] It further requires the state attorney general to investigate the citizenship of all registered voters who did not provide such documentary proof at the time they originally registered, to cancel the regis- trations of and prosecute any non-citizens identified, and to report findings to the legislature.44 Before HB 2492, Arizona had already barred new reg- istrants from voting in state and local e. [...] Department of Justice, filed suit against Arizona because of HB 2492’s violations of the National Voter Registration Act.49 The NVRA exclusively governs requirements for registration in federal elections when using the federal voter registration form, and the federal form has never required documentary proof of citizenship but instead has required af- firmation of citizenship under penalty of perj. [...] State law mandates that the manual be updated every two years, but the 2021 version submitted by the secretary of state was not approved by the attorney general, forcing the state to rely on the 2019 version during the 2022 midterm elections.
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