AG Wilson supports Arizona law requiring proof of citizenship to vote

A spokesperson for the SC Attorney General's Office says Alan Wilson has joined a coalition of 24 states calling on the US Supreme Court to confirm states can make their own election rules including requiring voters to provide proof of citizenship.

Columbia, S.C. (WOLO)–A spokesperson for the SC Attorney General’s Office says Alan Wilson has joined a coalition of 24 states calling on the US Supreme Court to confirm states can make their own election rules including requiring voters to provide proof of citizenship.

A law requiring proof of citizenship was passed in Arizona but blocked in the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals.

“This would seem like common sense. If only citizens can vote, what’s wrong with requiring proof of citizenship to register to vote?” asks Attorney General Wilson. “This is about safeguarding the integrity of our elections.”

According to the Brennan Center for Justice, millions of Americans do not have proof of citizenship readily available and requiring that proof would exclude millions from the voting process.