GOP Files Emergency Motion to Block Voting Without Proof of Citizenship for 2024 Race

The Republican National Committee on July 1 filed an emergency motion to stay a lower court decision.

An election worker sorts ballots, in a file photo. John Moore/Getty Images

The Republican National Committee (RNC) and members of Arizona’s state Legislature filed a motion on July 1 to stay a federal court order to block certain voters who registered with a federal voter registration form from voting in the November elections.

RNC Chairman Michael Whatley said in a statement that the emergency motion was filed because the RNC believes that “noncitizen voting compromises our elections” and is “committed to stopping it.”