How Close to Election Day Can Voting Laws Change? That’s Up to the Supreme Court
- Legal test of when late intervention causes ‘voter confusion’
- Justices disagreed about timing issue ahead of 2020 contest
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The US Supreme Court is weighing how close to elections judges can change voting rules, with the potential to affect legal fights unfolding across the county less than three months before the presidential contest.
In Arizona — a battleground for Donald Trump as he tries to reclaim the White House — the Republican National Committee has asked the justices to restore a state law requiring proof of citizenship to register to vote after it was blocked by an appeals court. The case is the latest test of a nearly 20-year-old ruling that cautioned against last-minute federal court action that causes “voter confusion.”