The Washington Times
An immigration initiative approved in Arizona that sets voting and public benefit standards no other state has yet adopted is expected to be vigorously challenged by civil rights groups and Hispanic advocacy organizations after the law is certified today by the Arizona Secretary of State's Office.
Proponents have promised an equal fight to ensure that the will of the voters is upheld.
Drafted last year by a coalition known as Protect Arizona Now, Proposition 200 — which was approved Nov. 2 with 56 percent of the vote — was billed as a way to bypass state lawmakers to put a measure on the ballot to prevent fraud among voters and in state and local public-benefit programs.
Posted by Suzanne at November 22, 2004