Supreme Court Rules for Election Integrity, Arizona Attorney General Says

Published: July 7, 2021, 7 a.m.

The Supreme Court last week ruled in favor of clean elections by upholding two Arizona voting laws designed to prevent fraud, the state's attorney general says.\xa0\nIn a 6-3 decision, the high court upheld Arizona laws banning ballot harvesting and out-of-precinct voting.\xa0\n\u201c[W]e need to recognize that the Constitution allows states to enact election integrity measures,\u201d Arizona Attorney General Mark Brnovich says. \u201cThe framers of our Constitution understood that.\u201d\xa0\nAfter the Supreme Court issued the ruling, President Joe Biden said he was \u201cdeeply disappointed\u201d and promised to continue promoting Democrat-backed election legislation. But Brnovich says that his state's laws are designed to protect all votes and won\u2019t negatively affect minority communities.\xa0\n\u201cI think it's clear,\u201d\xa0Brnovich says, \u201c\u2026 that the left, the hard left, the DNC [Democratic National Committee], and other left-wing groups are trying to do everything they can to control the state election process because they think that will benefit them.\u201d\xa0\nBrnovich joins \u201cThe Daily Signal Podcast\u201d to explain why this Supreme Court ruling is a victory for election integrity not only in Arizona but across the country.\xa0\nWe also cover these stories:\xa0\n\nNikole Hannah-Jones, author of The New York Times' much-disputed 1619 Project, declines a tenured position at the University of North Carolina.\n\nA D.C. man appeals to the Supreme Court to block a federal mask mandate for travelers from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, contending it is unconstitutional.\n\nIbram X. Kendi, author of the book \u201cHow to Be an Antiracist,\u201d is scheduled to speak Wednesday at the national convention of the American Federation of Teachers.\xa0\xa0\n\nEnjoy the show!\n Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.