No. 25-1017October Term 2025Before Arguments
Republican National Committee v. Mi Familia Vota
This pending case concerns Arizona laws requiring people who use the state voter-registration form to provide documentary proof of U.S. citizenship and directing officials to cancel registrations when information confirms that a registrant is not a citizen.
Case status
- Current stage
- Before Arguments
- Latest event
- Review granted Jun 29, 2026
- Decision timing
- No window until argument is scheduled.
- What it's about
This pending case concerns Arizona laws requiring people who use the state voter-registration form to provide documentary proof of U.S. citizenship and directing officials to cancel registrations when information confirms that a registrant is not a citizen. The Court will decide whether federal voter-registration law or a prior consent decree blocks those measures, including cancellations made within 90 days of a federal election.
Question presented
1. Does the National Voter Registration Act or a federal consent decree prohibit Arizona from requiring voter-registration applicants to produce "satisfactory evidence" of U.S. citizenship when registering with a state registration form? 2. Does the National Voter Registration Act prohibit Arizona from implementing a program within 90 days of a federal election to cancel the registrations of voters who are not U.S. citizens?
- Case path
United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit / Review granted Jun 29, 2026
- Area
Supreme Court case awaiting argument
Timing
Expected by late June 2026, if argued this term
The Court granted review but has not yet scheduled oral argument. Once argued, the median case reaches a decision in 94 days. Nearly all cases are decided by the end of the term in which they are argued.
Briefing
What it's about
The Supreme Court will review whether federal law or a federal consent decree blocks Arizona from requiring proof of U.S. citizenship on its state voter-registration form. The case also concerns whether Arizona may cancel registrations of people identified as noncitizens within 90 days before a federal election.
Argument
The Court has agreed to hear the case, but oral argument has not been scheduled and no merits decision is available.
Impact
The outcome could affect Arizona residents registering to vote with a state form, including applicants asked to provide citizenship evidence. It could also affect registered voters whose citizenship status is questioned close to an election.
What is at stake in Republican National Committee v. Mi Familia Vota?
The case asks whether Arizona may require citizenship evidence on a state registration form and cancel certain registrations shortly before federal elections.
Who could be affected by this Arizona voter-registration case?
Arizona registration applicants asked for citizenship evidence could be affected. So could registered voters identified by officials as possible noncitizens near an election.
When will the Supreme Court hear Republican National Committee v. Mi Familia Vota?
Oral argument has not been scheduled. The next step is a scheduling announcement or another Court action.
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Grounding
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- Note
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- Checked
- Sep 1, 2026
- Method
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