Gonzalez

This litigation involves Proposition 200, enacted pursuant to Arizona voter initiative in 2004. The Proposition amended Arizona law to require persons wishing to register to vote for the first time in Arizona to present proof of citizenship, and to require all Arizona voters to present identification when they vote in person at the polls.

Plaintiffs are Arizona residents, Indian tribes and various community organizations. They filed this action in district court, challenging the validity of the Proposition on six asserted grounds: (1) that it is an unconstitutional poll tax, in violation of the Twenty-fourth Amendment to the United States Constitution; (2) that it violates the Equal Protection Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment because it imposes a disproportionate burden on naturalized citizens; (3) that it impedes the Fourteenth Amendment’s guarantee of the fundamental right to vote; (4) that it violates Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act, 42 U.S.C. § 1973 (a); (5) that it violates the Civil Rights Act, 42 U.S.C. §§ 1971 (a)(2)(A) and (B); and (6) that it violates the National Voter Registration Act, 42 U.S.C. § 1973gg et seq. (“NVRA”).

Plaintiffs filed their complaint in May…