ACLU Lawsuit Challenges New Hampshire's Voter Proof-Of-Citizenship Law

[BumRushDaShow]

Source: US News and World Report/AP

Sept. 30, 2024, at 3:08 p.m.


CONCORD, N.H. (AP) — A lawsuit filed Monday challenges a New Hampshire law that would require proof of U.S. citizenship when registering to vote and photo identification when casting a ballot, saying it is one of the most restrictive voting laws in the nation. The new law was set to take effect after the November elections. Republican Gov. Chris Sununu signed the bill earlier this month.

The lawsuit was filed by the American Civil Liberties Union of New Hampshire in U.S. District Court in Concord on behalf of the Coalition for Open Democracy, the League of Women Voters of New Hampshire, the Forward Foundation, and five voters. It names New Hampshire Attorney General John Formella and Secretary of State David Scanlan as defendants.

Laws like this that "create unconstitutional roadblocks to voting and which could stop thousands of eligible voters from participating in an election, have no place in our state,” Henry Klementowicz, deputy legal director at the ACLU of New Hampshire, said in a statement.

The lawsuit asks a judge to block enforcement, saying federal courts have weighed in on the matter before. A similar law in Kansas, which required proof of citizenship for state and federal elections, was found in 2018 to violate both the U.S. Constitution and the National Voter Registration Act.

Read more: https://www.usnews.com/news/us/articles/2024-09-30/aclu-lawsuit-challenges-new-hampshires-voter-proof-of-citizenship-law

[Joinfortmill]

1. Sununu #2 sucks as much as Sununu #1 did.

[GAJMac]

2. How 'bout this?

Before you can challenge any law in a US court at ANY level, you have to provide proof of citizenship for ALL plaintiffs. This, of course, would include any individual AND/OR Corporation (they are people, right?) included in the filing.

Why should we allow our courts to be clogged by non-US citizens/Corporations filing frivolous lawsuits for the sake of their personal benefit. If they want to benefit from our legal system, they should bear the responsibilities of citizenship. Those respionsibilites include, but are not limited to, the understanding that our legal system promotes fair treatment for all, that ALL people are created equal, and tha Justice is blind toward race, status, or class.

Poorly worded, I know. But I am sure there are many lawyerly-types who can make a much better presentation.