An Arizona law requiring voters to show proof of citizenship in order to vote is not discriminatory, a federal judge ruled Thursday.   

In 2022, the Republican-controlled legislature enacted laws requiring voters to validate their citizenship to be able to vote by mail or in presidential elections. On Thursday, U.S. District Judge Susan Bolton decided that the state’s 2022 voting laws did not discriminate against minority groups or undocumented citizens and that the state had an interest in preventing voter fraud, the Associated Press reported. 

“Considering the evidence as a whole, the court concludes that Arizona’s interests in preventing non-citizens from voting and promoting public confidence in Arizona’s elections outweighs the limited burden voters might encounter when required to provide [documentary proof of citizenship],” Bolton wrote in the ruling.

Bolton did say that a provision of the law requiring registrants to list their country of birth violated the Civil Rights Act and part of the National Voter Registration Act, which required states to provide opportunities for individuals to register to vote when applying for a driver’s license or government aid.