Arizona Voter Suppression Laws (Mi Familia Vota)

Mi Familia Vota v. Fontes

Filed: August 17, 2021

Lawsuit filed by Mi Familia Vota, Arizona Coalition for Change, Living United for Change in Arizona and Chispa Arizona against Arizona challenging two voter suppression laws that purge voters from the state’s permanent early voting rolls and change the cure process for mail-in ballots. The complaint alleges these laws violate the First, 14th and 15th Amendments as well as Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act by burdening the right to vote, particularly among voters of color in Arizona. The Republican National Committee and National Republican Senatorial Committee (Republican committees) along with the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee and Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee (Democratic committees) intervened in the case.

STATUS: On Jan. 13, 2025, Democratic committee intervenors moved to voluntarily dismiss their complaint. The plaintiffs’ complaint is still active. Litigation is ongoing in trial court.

Case Documents

Democratic committees' motion to voluntarily withdraw and dismiss (Jan. 13, 2025)

Order denying plaintiffs' motion to compel (Oct. 2, 2024)

Order granting in part and denying in part plaintiffs' motion to compel (July 18, 2023)

Order (May 26, 2023)

Order denying motion for entry of judgment on dismissed claims (Nov. 2, 2022)

Notice for expedited consideration (Oct, 7, 2022)

Plaintiffs' unopposed motion to extend the deadline for complete discovery (Oct. 7, 2022)

AZ attorney general's answer to Democratic committee intervenors' complaint (Sept. 26, 2022)

AZ attorney general's answer to complaint (Sept. 26, 2022)

AZ attorney general's reply to response in support of his motion to enter judgment on dismissed claims (Sept. 8, 2022)

Democratic committee intervenors' opposition to AZ attorney general's motion to enter judgment on dismissed claims (Sept. 1, 2022)

Plaintiffs' opposition to AZ attorney general's motion to enter judgment on dismissed claims (Sept. 1, 2022)

AZ attorney general's motion to enter judgment on dismissed claims (Aug. 18, 2022)

Plaintiffs' and Democratic committee intervenors' joint notice regarding amended complaint (July 29, 2022)

Joint stipulated motion to extend deadline to respond to plaintiffs' motion to compel (July 28, 2022)

Republican committees' answer to the Democratic committee's complaint in intervention (July 27, 2022)

Plaintiffs' motion to compel non-party AZ Republican Party to comply with third-party subpoena (July 14, 2022)

Notice for expedited consideration (July 14, 2022).

Unopposed motion for extension of time to file amended complaint (July 11, 2022)

Order granting in part and denying in part state's motion to dismiss (June 24, 2022).

Notice of tentative ruling on the AZ attorney general's motion to dismiss (May 16, 2022).

Plaintiffs' notice regarding a preliminary injunction motion (March 14, 2022).

Plaintiffs' notice regarding the AZ attorney general's consolidated reply in support of his motion to dismiss (March 2, 2022)

AZ attorney general's consolidated reply in support of his motion to dismiss and in response to the United States' statement of interest (Feb. 16, 2022)

Order denying Texas and other states' motion to file an amicus brief (Feb. 16, 2022).

State defendants' reply to the plaintiffs' opposition to Texas and other states' motion to file an amicus brief (Feb. 9, 2022)

Plaintiffs and Democratic committees' opposition to Texas and other states' motion to file an amicus brief (Feb. 8, 2022)

Motion to file an amicus brief by Texas and other states in support of the AZ attorney general's consolidated motion to dismiss (Jan. 25, 2022)

Democratic committees' opposition to the consolidated motion to dismiss (Jan. 4, 2022)

Plaintiffs' opposition to the consolidated motion to dismiss (Jan. 4, 2022)

Case management order (Dec. 15, 2021)

AZ attorney general's notice of 9th Circuit decision (Dec. 12, 2021)

United States' statement of interest (Nov. 20, 2021)

Republican committees' joinder of the AZ secretary of state's amended motion to dismiss (Nov. 26, 2021)

AZ secretary of state's amended motion to dismiss (Nov. 24, 2021)

Order denying the motion to stay (Nov. 24, 2021)

AZ attorney general's reply in support of his motion to stay (Nov. 11, 2021)

Republican committees' joinder of the AZ attorney general's motion to dismiss (Nov. 18, 2021)

AZ attorney general's consolidated motion to dismiss (Nov. 17, 2021).

Plaintiffs' and Democratic committees' opposition to the AZ attorney general's motion to stay (Nov. 15, 2021)

AZ attorney general's motion to stay the non-signature cure claim (Nov. 1, 2021)

Democratic committees' complaint (Oct. 4, 2021)

Order granting the motions to intervene (Oct. 4, 2021)

Plaintiffs' statement regarding the motions to intervene (Sept. 30, 2021)

AZ attorney general's response to the Democratic committees' motion to intervene (Sept. 27, 2021)

Democratic committees' motion to intervene (Sept. 24, 2021)

Republican committees' motion to intervene (Sept. 1, 2021).

Complaint (Aug. 17, 2021)

Last updated: January 13, 2025 2:59 pm EST