AZ's Voting

From USA Today:

"Arizona plans dual system for voting"

Arizona elections officials are preparing to use a dual-track voting system in next year's elections that would require the use of two different ballots, depending on how a voter was registered. Under the system, voters who registered with federal registration forms would be allowed to vote only in federal elections, while those who used state forms and showed proof of citizenship would be allowed to vote in federal, state and local contests. The shift, triggered by an opinion Monday from state Attorney General Tom Horne, was immediately labeled as a restriction on voting rights. But Horne and Secretary of State Ken Bennett said the move is necessary to comply with an Arizona voter mandate as well as federal law. The new procedure singles out the several thousand Arizonans who registered to vote using the federal registration form, which does not require documents to prove U.S. citizenship. Those voters are eligible to vote only in federal elections, Horne wrote, with the next opportunity being in August, when all nine congressional seats are on the ballot. People who registered to vote using Arizona's state form, which requires proof of citizenship, will be able to vote as usual, casting ballots in everything from local and state contests to congressional races. The same access applies to people who used the federal registration form and filled in an optional part of the form that calls for a driver's license or other form of proof of citizenship. Horne issued his opinion in response to questions Bennett posed after the U.S. Supreme Court on June 17 struck down parts of an Arizona voter-registration law. In that 7-2 ruling, the justices said Arizona cannot demand proof of citizenship from people who register using the federal form. However, it upheld an Arizona voter mandate from 2004 that requires proof of citizenship for those using the state form.

^ It's a clever way to get around the Feds while following your State's laws. ^

http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2013/10/08/ariz-plans-dual-system-for-voting/2944703/