“Judge denies bid to block Arizona ballot harvesting law”

AP:

 A federal judge rejected a bid Friday to block an Arizona law prohibiting get-out-the-vote groups from collecting early ballots, striking a blow against Democrats.

U.S. District Court Judge Douglas L. Rayes shot down Democratic groups’ request for an injunction to keep the law from taking effect. In his opinion, Rayes said lawyers representing state and national Democratic groups failed to show that the law would disparately impact minority voters.

It “simply regulates an administrative aspect of the electoral process,” Rayes wrote.

Democrats have already filed a notice of appeal to the 9th Circuit.

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