GONZALEZ v. ARIZONA

Nos. 06-16521, 06-16702, 06-16706.

485 F.3d 1041 (2007)

Maria M. GONZALEZ; Bernie Abeytia; Arizona Hispanic Community Forum; Chicanos por La Causa; Friendly House; Jesus Gonzalez; Debbie Lopez; Southwest Voter Registration Education Project; Luciano Valencia; Valle del Sol; The Inter Tribal Council of Arizona, Inc.; Arizona Advocacy Network; Steve M. Gallardo; League of United Latin American Citizens Arizona; League of Women Voters of Arizona; People for the American Way Foundation; Hopi Tribe, Plaintiffs-Appellees, v. State of ARIZONA; Jan Brewer, in her official capacity as Secretary of State of Arizona; Shelly Baker, La Paz County Recorder; Berta Manuz, Greenlee County Recorder; Lynn Constable, Yavapai County Election Director; Kelly Dastrup, Navajo County Election Director; Laura Dean-Lytle, Pinal County Recorder; Judy Dickerson, Graham County Election Director; Donna Hale, La Paz County Election Director; Susan Hightower Marlar, Yuma County Recorder; Gilberto Hoyos, Pinal County Election Director; Laurette Justman, Navajo County Recorder; Lenora Johnson, Apache County Recorder; Patti Madrill, Yuma County Election Director; Joan McCall, Mohave County Recorder; Melinda Meek, Santa Cruz County Election Director; Suzie Sainz, Santa Cruz County Recorder; Thomas Schelling, Cochise County Election Director; Allen Tempert, Mohave County Election Director; Ann Wayman-Trujillo, Yavapai County Recorder; Wendy John, Graham County Recorder; Candace Owens, Coconino County Recorder; Patty Hansen, Coconino County Election Director; Christine Rhodes, Cochise County Recorder; Linda Haught Ortega, Gila County Recorder; Dixie Mundy, Gila County Election Director; Brad Nelson, Pima County Election Director; Karen Osborne, Maricopa County Election Director; Yvonne Pearson, Greenlee County Election Director; Penny Pew, Apache County Election Director; Helen Purcell; F. Ann Rodriguez, Pima County Recorder, Defendants, and Yes on Proposition 200, Defendant-Intervenor-Appellant. Maria M. Gonzalez; Bernie Abeytia; Arizona Hispanic Community Forum; Chicanos por La Causa; Friendly House; Jesus Gonzalez; Debbie Lopez; Southwest Voter Registration Education Project; Luciano Valencia; Valle del Sol, Plaintiffs-Appellants, and The Inter Tribal Council of Arizona, Inc.; Arizona Advocacy Network; Steve M. Gallardo; League of United Latin American Citizens Arizona; League of Women Voters of Arizona; People for the American Way Foundation; Hopi Tribe, Plaintiffs, v. State of Arizona; Jan Brewer, in her official capacity as Secretary of State of Arizona; Shelly Baker, La Paz County Recorder; Berta Manuz, Greenlee County Recorder; Lynn Constable, Yavapai County Election Director; Kelly Dastrup, Navajo County Election Director; Laura Dean-Lytle, Pinal County Recorder; Judy Dickerson, Graham County Election Director; Donna Hale, La Paz County Election Director; Susan Hightower Marlar, Yuma County Recorder; Gilberto Hoyos, Pinal County Election Director; Laurette Justman, Navajo County Recorder; Lenora Johnson, Apache County Recorder; Patti Madrill, Yuma County Election Director; Joan McCall, Mohave County Recorder; Melinda Meek, Santa Cruz County Election Director; Suzie Sainz, Santa Cruz County Recorder; Thomas Schelling, Cochise County Election Director; Allen Tempert, Mohave County Election Director; Ann Wayman-Trujillo, Yavapai County Recorder; Wendy John, Graham County Recorder; Candace Owens, Coconino County Recorder; Patty Hansen, Coconino County Election Director; Christine Rhodes, Cochise County Recorder; Linda Haught Ortega, Gila County Recorder; Dixie Mundy, Gila County Election Director; Brad Nelson, Pima County Election Director; Karen Osborne, Maricopa County Election Director; Yvonne Pearson, Greenlee County Election Director; Penny Pew, Apache County Election Director; Helen Purcell, Maricopa County Recorder; F. Ann Rodriguez, Pima County Recorder, Defendants-Appellees, and Yes on Proposition 200, Defendant-Intervenor. Maria M. Gonzalez; Bernie Abeytia; Arizona Hispanic Community Forum; Chicanos por La Causa; Friendly House; Jesus Gonzalez; Debbie Lopez; Southwest Voter Registration Education Project; Luciano Valencia; Valle del Sol, Plaintiffs, and The Inter Tribal Council of Arizona, Inc.; Arizona Advocacy Network; Steve M. Gallardo; League of United Latin American Citizens Arizona; League of Women Voters of Arizona; People for the American Way Foundation; Hopi Tribe, Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. State of Arizona; Jan Brewer, in her official capacity as Secretary of State of Arizona; Shelly Baker, La Paz County Recorder; Berta Manuz, Greenlee County Recorder; Lynn Constable, Yavapai County Election Director; Kelly Dastrup, Navajo County Election Director; Laura Dean-Lytle, Pinal County Recorder; Judy Dickerson, Graham County Election Director; Donna Hale, La Paz County Election Director; Susan Hightower Marlar, Yuma County Recorder; Gilberto Hoyos, Pinal County Election Director; Laurette Justman, Navajo County Recorder; Lenora Johnson, Apache County Recorder; Patti Madrill, Yuma County Election Director; Joan McCall, Mohave County Recorder; Melinda Meek, Santa Cruz County Election Director; Suzie Sainz, Santa Cruz County Recorder; Thomas Schelling, Cochise County Election Director; Allen Tempert, Mohave County Election Director; Ann Wayman-Trujillo, Yavapai County Recorder; Wendy John, Graham County Recorder; Candace Owens, Coconino County Recorder; Patty Hansen, Coconino County Election Director; Christine Rhodes, Cochise County Recorder; Linda Haught Ortega, Gila County Recorder; Dixie Mundy, Gila County Election Director; Brad Nelson, Pima County Election Director; Karen Osborne, Maricopa County Election Director; Yvonne Pearson, Greenlee County Election Director; Penny Pew, Apache County Election Director; Helen Purcell, Maricopa County Recorder; F. Ann Rodriguez, Pima County Recorder, Defendants-Appellees, and Yes on Proposition 200, Defendant-Intervenor.

United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.

Filed April 20, 2007.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Joel M. Spector, Lakewood, CO, for defendant-intervener/appellant Yes on Proposition 200.

Nina Perales, San Antonio, TX, for plaintiffs-appellees/appellants Gonzalez, et al.

Thomas L. Hudson, Phoenix, Arizona, for ITCA plaintiffs.

Mary O'Grady, Assistant Attorney General, Phoenix, Arizona, for defendants/appellees, State of Arizona, et al.

Before MARY M. SCHROEDER, Chief Circuit Judge, JOHN T. NOONAN, Circuit Judge, and GEORGE P. SCHIAVELLI, District Judge.


SCHROEDER, Chief Judge.

This litigation involves Proposition 200, enacted pursuant to Arizona voter initiative in 2004. The Proposition amended Arizona law to require persons wishing to register to vote for the first time in Arizona to present proof of citizenship, and to require all Arizona voters to present identification when they vote in person at the polls.

Plaintiffs are Arizona residents, Indian tribes and various community organizations. They filed...

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