Motion Picture Association of America v. CrystalTech Web Hosting Inc.

Filing 236

Motion Picture Association of America v. CrystalTech Web Hosting Inc.

Doc. 236 Att. 6

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TERRY GODDARD Attorney General Firm Bar No. 14000 Mary O'Grady, No. 011434 Solicitor General Carrie J. Brennan, No. 018250 Barbara A. Bailey, No. 018230 Assistant Attorneys General 1275 West Washington Street Phoenix, Arizona 85007-1298 Tel: [phone] Fax: [phone] Attorneys for the State of Arizona and the Arizona Secretary of State IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT DISTRICT OF ARIZONA MARIA M. GONZALEZ, et al., Plaintiffs, v. STATE OF ARIZONA, et al. Defendants. SEPARATE STATEMENT OF FACTS IN SUPPORT OF MOTION FOR PARTIAL SUMMARY JUDGMENT BY DEFENDANTS STATE OF ARIZONA AND THE ARIZONA SECRETARY OF STATE (Assigned to the Honorable Roslyn O. Silver) No. CV06-01268 PHX ROS No. CV06-1362 PCT JAT (Cons) No. CV06-1575 PHX EHC (Cons)

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Pursuant to Fed. R. Civ. P. 56(b) and Ariz. Local R. 56.1(a), Defendants State of Arizona and the Arizona Secretary of State submit this Separate Statement of Facts in support of their Motion for Partial Summary Judgment, which is filed herewith. 1. On November 2, 2004, Arizona voters adopted by ballot initiative Proposition 200 ("Prop 200"). [Decl. of Counsel in Supp. of Mot. For Partial Summary Judgment by Defs. State of Arizona and the Arizona Secretary of State ("Counsel Decl.") Tab 1 (Letter dated December 9, 2004, from Jessica Funkhouser to Joseph Rich, and exhibits A and B thereto)] 2. Sections 3, 4 and 5 of Prop 200 amended Arizona's voting laws in two substantive ways: (1) applicants to register to vote were required to submit proof of U.S. citizenship; and (2) voters who choose to vote in-person at the polls on election day (as opposed to early voters) would be required to present identification. [Counsel Decl. Tab 1 ex. A (Proposition 200 Official Title, An Initiative Measure), at pp. 1-3)] 3. On December 9, 2004, the Arizona Attorney General submitted to the U.S. Department of Justice ("DOJ") a request for preclearance of Sections 3, 4 and 5 of Prop 200. [Counsel Decl. Tab 1 (Letter dated December 9, 2004 from Jessica Funkhouser to Joseph Rich)] 4. The request for preclearance expressly stated, among other things, that Prop 200's amendments would "require applicants registering to vote to provide evidence of United States citizenship with the application." [Counsel Decl. Tab 1 (Letter dated December 9, 2004 from Jessica Funkhouser to Joseph Rich at p. 1)] 5. The preclearance request letter also included an "Analysis by Legislative Council" of Prop 200's amendments to Arizona's voting laws, which analysis expressly stated that the amendments "would require that evidence of United States citizenship be presented by every person to register to vote," and which set forth the forms of identification specified by Prop 200 that would constitute satisfactory evidence of U.S. citizenship. 6. [Counsel Decl. Tab 1 (Letter dated December 9, 2004 from Jessica The submission package to the DOJ comprised many pages and attached Funkhouser to Joseph Rich at p. 2)]

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numerous exhibits of information about Prop 200, including copies of the initiative, the laws to be amended by Prop 200, and articles and other public information relating to its passage. [Counsel Decl. Tab 1 (Letter dated December 9, 2004 from Jessica Funkhouser to Joseph Rich, (referencing attached exhibits), and exhibits A and B thereto)] 7. The DOJ precleared (i.e., the voting-related amendments) Sections 3, 4 and 5 of Prop 200 on January 24, 2005. [Counsel Decl. Tab 2 (Letter dated January 24, 2005 from Joseph Rich to Jessica Funkhouser)] 8. Since the inception of the National Voter Registration Act in 1995, Arizona has used and accepted for voter registration the Federal Mail Voter Registration Form (Federal Form), which was developed by the U.S. Election Assistance Commission ("EAC"). [Counsel Decl. Tab 3 (Affidavit of Joseph Kanefield dated May 31, 2006) ("Kanefield Aff.") ¶ 2] 9. Following the implementation of Prop 200, Arizona has continued to accept both the Federal Form and Arizona's form for voter registration purposes, although the State requires submission of proof of U.S. citizenship along with whichever application form the registrant submits. [Counsel Decl. Tab 3 (Kanefield Aff.) ¶ 2] 10. The Arizona Secretary of State makes the Federal Form available to anyone who requests it, and the form is available for downloading and printing on the EAC's website. [Counsel Decl. Tab 3 (Kanefield Aff.) ¶ 4] 11. Most individuals who are eligible to register to vote already possess a driver's license or nonoperating identification card, and thus do not require any other identification to vote. [Counsel Decl. Tab 4 (Deposition of Ronald Anthony Sissons dated August 11, 2006), at 77:15-21)] 12. are free. Many counties send official election mail and voter registration cards and [Counsel Decl. Tab 5 (County Defendant Responses to Requests for inform voters that they may use those items as identification at the polls. Those items Production); Tab 6 (Deposition of Karen Osborne, dated July 31, 2006), at 60:22-62:6; Tab 7 (Deposition of F. Ann Rodriguez, dated August 2, 2006), at 84:7-12 and 85:25-

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86:4; Tab 8 (Deposition of Kelly Dastrup, dated August 1, 2006), at 10:7-14 and 11:2213:1] RESPECTFULLY SUBMITTED this 4th day of June, 2007. TERRY GODDARD Arizona Attorney General s/Barbara A. Bailey Mary O'Grady Solicitor General Carrie J. Brennan Barbara A. Bailey Assistant Attorneys General Attorneys for the State of Arizona and the Arizona Secretary of State

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CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE I hereby certify that on the 4th day of June, 2007, I caused the foregoing document to be electronically transmitted to the Clerk's Office using the CM/ECF System for filing and transmittal of a Notice of Electronic Filing to the following CM/ECF Registrants: David J. Bodney Karen J. Hartman-Tellez Steptoe & Johnson LLP 201 East Washington St., Ste. 1600 Phoenix, Arizona 85004-2382 [e-mail] [e-mail] David B. Rosenbaum (served electronically and hand-delivered) Thomas L. Hudson Sara S. Greene Osborn Maledon, P.A. 2929 N. Central, 21st Floor Phoenix, Arizona 85012-2793 [e-mail] [e-mail] [e-mail] Jon Greenbaum Benjamin Blustein Lawyers' Committee For Civil Rights Under Law 1401 New York Avenue, Ste. 400 Washington, D.C. 20005 [e-mail] Neil Bradley ACLU Southern Regional Office 2600 Marquis One Tower 245 Peachtree Center Avenue Atlanta, Georgia 30303 [e-mail] Elliot M. Mincberg

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People for the American Way Foundation 2600 M Street, NW, Ste. 400 Washington, DC 20036 [e-mail] Luis Roberto Vera, Jr. League of United Latin American Citizens 111 Soledad, Ste. 1325 San Antonio, Texas 78205-2260 [e-mail] Daniel B. Kohrman AARP Foundation Litigation 601 E Street, N.W., Ste. A4-240 Washington, DC 20049 [e-mail] Joe P. Sparks Susan B. Montgomery Sparks, Tehan & Ryley PC The Inter Tribal Council of Arizona, Inc. 7503 First Street Scottsdale, Arizona 85251 [e-mail] David J. Becker People for the American Way Foundation 2000 M Street, NW, Suite 400 Washington, D.C. 20036 [e-mail] Daniel R. Ortega, Jr. Roush McCracken Guerrero Miller & Ortega 650 N. 3rd Avenue Phoenix, Arizona 85003 [e-mail]

Nina Perales (served electronically and via FedEx) Mexican American Legal Defense and Education Fund

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110 Broadway, Ste. 300 San Antonio, Texas 78205 [e-mail] M. Colleen Connor MCAO Division of County Counsel 222 N. Central Avenue, Ste. 1100 Phoenix, Arizona 85003 [e-mail] Dennis I. Wilenchik Kathleen Rapp Wilenchik and Bartness, P.C. 2810 N. Third Street Phoenix, Arizona 85004 [e-mail] [e-mail] Judith M. Dworkin (served electronically and hand-delivery) Marvin S. Cohen Patricia Ferguson-Bohnee SACKS TIERNEY P.A. 4250 N. Drinkwater Blvd. 4th Scottsdale, Arizona 85251-3693 [e-mail] Criss E. Candelaria Bradley Carlyon Apache County Attorneys Office PO Box 637 St. Johns, Arizona 86025 [e-mail] Melvin R. Bowers, Jr. Lance B. Payette Navajo County Attorneys Office PO Box 668 Holbrook, Arizona 86025 [e-mail] Brenna L. Clani Navajo County Department of Justice PO Box 2010

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Window Rock, Arizona 86515 [e-mail] Jean E. Wilcox Coconino County Attorney's Office 110 East Cherry Ave. Flagstaff, Arizona 86001 [e-mail] COPY of the foregoing filed electronically this 4th day of June, 2007. COPY of the foregoing hand-delivered with Notice of Electronic Filing this 4th day of June, 2007 to: The Honorable Roslyn O. Silver United States District Court Sandra Day O'Connor U.S. Courthouse, Suite 624 401 West Washington Street, SPC 59 Phoenix, AZ 85003-2158

/s Elizabeth A. Stark
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