Prop. 200 skips details, report says
/Arizona's immigration initiative will have to clear two significant
hurdles before it can go into effect even if voters approve it Nov. 2,
according to the first independent analysis of the proposition.
Proposition 200 seeks to prevent fraud and save taxpayer dollars by
requiring verification of citizenship for public benefits. But ThinkAZ,
a Phoenix-based research group, said the proposition could run into
trouble because it does not define which public benefits would be
affected. "Without further clarification of the term, it will be
difficult for state and local entities to apply the definition
uniformly," the study found, noting that courts most likely will have
to weigh in The section of Proposition 200 on voting and voter
registration would have to obtain federal approval under the Voting
Rights Act of 1965 because Arizona is one of 16 states covered under
the act, the study concluded. The act prohibits laws that inhibit
minority citizens from voting. Shirley Gunther of ThinkAZ
analyzed the ballot measure for two months before writing the report,
which the group said is designed to help voters understand the
initiative and its implications. [more 
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