Arizona Can Ban ‘Ballot Harvesting,’ Supreme Court Says
WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court issued an order on Saturday allowing Arizona to enforce a law banning so-called ballot harvesting, in which others collect voters’ completed absentee ballots and submit them to election officials. The court’s two-sentence order stayed a ruling from the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit that would have temporarily blocked the law.
The justices gave no reasons for reviving the law, but the court often views last-minute changes to election procedures with disfavor.
Arizona allows voters to submit absentee ballots by mail or...