Priorities USA Sponsors One Arizona Amicus Brief to Support Arizona Executive Orders to Ease Registration and Voting Process
WASHINGTON, D.C. — On Friday, August 30th, Priorities USA and One Arizona filed an amicus brief to protect executive orders issued by Governor Katie Hobbs to ease voter registration and voting processes in Arizona.
In November of 2023, Governor Hobbs issued two executive orders — one to coordinate with state agencies and counties to identify and make available state-owned facilities, as appropriate, for use as voting locations or ballot-drop off locations, and the second to direct a specific set of state agencies to take several steps to make it easier to register to vote by making voter registration forms more accessible.
The Chair of the Arizona Republican Party and two Republican Arizona electors have sued Governor Hobbs, seeking to have them declared unconstitutional and void. We argue that these executive orders are within her executive authority, and this petition simply reflects the petitioners’ dislike of the policy choices reflected in the orders.
“We have watched courts become swamped with frivolous cases seeking to disrupt and undermine voter confidence in elections, particularly in battleground states, and to make voting less accessible,” said Danielle Butterfield, Executive Director of Priorities USA. “This is yet another attempt do so, and we stand by Governor Hobbs to ensure that all Arizonans can exercise their fundamental right to vote.”
“Governor Hobbs’ executive orders are critical steps to ensuring that every eligible Arizonan, no matter where they live or their background, has the opportunity to make their voice heard in our democracy,” said One Arizona’s Executive Director, Natali Fierros Bock. “At One Arizona, we believe that making voting more accessible is key to building a stronger, more representative state. We stand with the Governor in defending these common-sense measures against baseless attacks aimed at undermining voter participation.”