Measure would come despite court rulings allowing it in federal elections

PHOENIX — A Republican lawmaker who wants to be the state’s chief elections officer wants to require Arizona voters provide documented proof of citizenship to vote in federal elections despite a federal appellate court ruling voiding a similar law.

In a new proposal, Rep. Alexander Kolodin of Scottsdale seeks to insert a provision in the Arizona Constitution to say “only citizens” can register and vote “in any public election in Arizona.” It spells out that early ballots are available only to those who have provided citizenship proof.

Some of what is in HCR 2001 already is law in Arizona, like counting only ballots received by the close of polls on Election Day. And anyone casting a ballot in person has to provide

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