Judge hears arguments against 2004 voter-ID law

Coalition of groups including Coconino County ask injunction
The Associated Press
Published: 08.31.2006

A federal judge on Wednesday began hearing a broad-based legal assault on a 2004 state law that requires Arizonans to produce specific forms of identification to register to vote or cast a ballot at a polling station.

The 2004 law, placed on that year's ballot through an initiative campaign, requires that voters at polling places produce government-issued picture ID or two pieces of other non-photo identification specified by the law. It requires proof of citizenship when registering to vote.

Other parts of the 2004 law dealt with ineligibility of illegal immigrants to receive some government services and benefits.