James Clark, 40, of Falmouth, pleaded guilty in August in U.S. District Court in Phoenix to sending a communication containing a bomb threat to an election official.
U.S. District Judge Susan Bolton concluded Arizona legislators did not discriminate when they adopted the laws and the state does have an interest in preventing voter fraud and limiting voting to those individuals eligible to vote.
The suit alleges violations of public comment and public disclosure requirements, along with specific provisions state officials approved for the manual.
If the bill passes and is signed into law, it would solve an election calendar issue that could happen if a recount is needed for the primary election.
Head of the Arizona Republican party Jeff DeWit announced his resignation Wednesday, a day after a recording leaked where the GOP chair appears to be offering Senate hopeful Kari Lake a bribe to take a break from politics.
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