U.S. Supreme Court justices have narrowly voted to approve a request from the Republican National Committee (RNC).
Justices in a 5–4 vote agreed to reinstate a part of Arizona law that requires officials to reject state registration forms from voters who did not provide proof of citizenship.
The restoration is in effect pending the outcome of the case in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit.
The ruling affects some 41,000 voters who used state registration forms and did not provide proof of citizenship by providing a birth certificate or another document.
Justices John Roberts, Clarence Thomas, Samuel Alito, Neil Gorsuch, and Brett Kavanaugh voted in favor of reinstating the citizenship provision….