The governor of Arizona signed a bill requiring voters to prove their citizenship in order to cast a ballot in a presidential election. Proof of address is required for anyone to register to vote. The Legislature's own lawyers say the measure is likely to be thrown out in court because it is unconstitutional. Voting rights advocates worry that the bill is an attempt to get back in front of the Supreme Court. Election integrity means counting every lawful vote and prohibiting any attempt to illegally cast a vote, according to a letter explaining his decision to sign the bill. He called the bill a balanced approach that honors Arizona's history of making voting accessible without sacrificing security. The bill was developed by Rep. Jake Hoffman and the conservative Heritage Foundation, and they said it was about eliminating opportunities for fraud. There is a dispute over the precise impact. 31,500 voters who have not shown proof of citizenship are only affected by it. Hundreds of thousands of people who haven't updated their voter registration or driver's license could be affected by it. Jon Sherman is the litigation director for the Fair Elections Center. Arizona is the only state that requires voters to prove their citizenship when they register. Voters can show their citizenship by giving a driver's license or tribal ID number, or by attaching a birth certificate, passport or naturalization documents. Voters who registered at the time were grandfathered in. The US Supreme Court ruled in favor of Arizona in a challenge to the voter ID law. Unlike the state form, the federal form does not require voters to provide documentary proof that they are citizens. The state tried to change the federal form. The class of voters who can vote only for the president, U.S. House and U.S. Senate are known as federal only voters. There is no evidence that the existence of federal only voters has allowed non citizens to vote. Federal-only voters would not be allowed to vote by mail or vote for president. State election officials would have to check registration information with various government databases. Proof of address is required for new voter registration. Election officials say that addresses are verified at the time of voting, so it's complicated and unnecessary. Voting rights advocates say that it will make registration drives more complicated for people who don't have an Arizona driver's license or state ID with an up-to-date address. The bill will take effect 90 days after the end of the legislative session, which will coincide with the primary and general elections. If they didn't prove their citizenship by October, their registration would be at risk and they wouldn't have a chance to vote in the primary. Republican supporters say they will pass another bill to delay the start until after the election in 2022, but nothing has been introduced yet. Sam Almy, a data analyst who consults for Democratic campaigns, said his analysis of voter registration records found that more than 200,000 voters have not updated their registration since 2004. Republicans, older people and people who consistently vote are the group's main focus. In the last three general elections, 71% of those affected have voted. Forty-five percent of the people are registered as Republicans, while 36% are Democrats and the rest are independents. Half of them are at least 65 years old. Bill Lamoreaux, an agency spokesman, said that the Arizona Motor Vehicle Division has verified that applicants for driver's licenses and state identification cards are legal in the United States since 1996, but they don't verify that they're citizens. He said that 192,000 people have a state license or ID. 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