Supreme Court Allows Arizona Ban On Ballot Collection To Take Effect

[DonViejo]

Source: Talking Points Memo

The U.S. Supreme Court has reinstated a new Arizona that makes it a felony to collect early ballots.

Saturday's order from the nation's highest court overturns an appeals court decision a day earlier that blocked the new law. The decision is a blow to Democratic get-out-the-vote efforts and groups that had already geared up to help voters deliver their ballots to the polls. Democrats allege the law hurts minorities' ability to vote.

The decisions come just days ahead of a presidential election that has Arizona Democrats hoping to win the traditionally Republican state.

Arizona filed an emergency appeal hours after the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals blocked the law Friday. Justice Anthony Kennedy referred the case to the entire Supreme Court, and it issued a brief order overturning the appeals court.

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Read more: http://talkingpointsmemo.com/livewire/supreme-court-allows-arizona-ban-on-ballot-harvesting-to-take-effect

[Liberalynn]

1. Crap

[nolabear]

3. NOW the Supreme Court is ruling? I want to know who voted how.

[No Vested Interest]

4. Was there a vote by the eight justices or was the matter simply referred back to

the Appeals Court?
I didn't see that in the TPM story (unless I missed it).

[melm00se]

5. order itself

https://www.scribd.com/document/330099510/16A460-AZ-Sec-of-State-v-Feldman-Order

(ORDER LIST: 580 U.S.)
SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 5, 2016
ORDER IN PENDING CASE 16A460 AZ SEC. OF STATE’S OFFICE, ET AL. V. FELDMAN, LESLIE, ET AL.
The application for stay presented to Justice Kennedy and by him referred to the Court is granted. The injunction issued by the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit on November 4, 2016, in case No. 16-16698, is stayed pending final disposition of the appeal by that court

http://www.scotusblog.com/2016/11/justices-reinstate-arizona-ban-on-ballot-harvesting-for-election/

[arithia]

13. i'll delete my previous post then

sorry, running a fever and I derped.

[bucolic_frolic]

7. Is voting

a states' rights issue, or not? seems they are ambiguous over many
rulings

National standards and voter registration is needed

[forest444]

12. It's a states' rights issue if it benefits the GOP, at least according to Roberts and Scalito.

Thomas, on the other hand, doesn't have the foggiest idea; he just votes with them.

[TexasMommaWithAHat]

10. If a state has

Regular voting, early voting, and absentee ballot voting, this should be ok.

We can still hand out ballots with an addressed envelope for those who may have mobility issues.

[greymattermom]

14. Can't they be collected, then mailed?

Too late now, though.

[TexasMommaWithAHat]

15. I've seen that happen in a nursing home

with dementia patients and "pro-life" Republicans. Frankly, it would be pretty easy for both sides to do this kind of crap, and I'd rather have clean elections.

I still have one tiny shred of belief in democracy. Just barely, though. sigh

[True_Blue]

17. We have volunteers in AZ that will pick people up

and drive them to the polls on Election Day. I worked the phone banks today in AZ and we took down addresses of anyone who needed a ride to the polls.