PROTECT ARIZONA NOW with I-03-2004 A citizens' initiative to require proof of citizenship to register to vote, photo ID to vote, and proof of eligibility for non-federally mandated public benefits

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News Article   Hart among backers of Protect Arizona Now initiative By Caleb Soptelean, The Kingman Daily Miner, November 26, 2003   Kingman state representative Joe Hart is one of 25 state legislators to support a citizens' initiative that would require proof of U.S. citizenship to register to vote.   The measure, commonly known as Protect Arizona Now but officially called the Arizona Taxpayer and Citizen Protection Act, also would require photo identification to vote and proof of eligibility for non-federally mandated public benefits.   In polling by Phoenix's KAET-TV Channel 8 and the Arizona State University's Walter Cronkite School of Journalism between Sept. 18-21, 70 percent of those polled support the initiative, with 20 percent opposed and 10 percent undecided.   "I just think it's time we do something to protect our citizenry," Hart said. "The key word here is 'illegal.'"   Mesa state representative Russell Pearce is serving as senior advisor for Protect Arizona Now. "We must set dignified and responsible policies to protect our citizens and the average taxpayer who bears the greater burden of our bloated welfare system, and to restore integrity of our elections," he said. "Our No. 1 responsibility is to protect the rights and liberties of the citizens of this great country."...   Citing comments made by former Gov. Jane D. Hull, Pearce said, "The former governor once reported that when she passed out voter registration forms at the largest citizenship swearing-in ceremony in Arizona, that half the people returned their forms saying they were already voting."   Pearce notes that Title 7, Section 12 of the Arizona Constitution says, "There shall be enacted registration and other laws to secure the purity of elections and guard against abuses of the elective franchise." This is what Protect Arizona Now's initiative will do, he said....     Back to news articles

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