New Law in Arizona Requires 18+ ID or Age-Verification System to Access Online Pornographic Sites

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Arizona joined 21 other states last week to require an ID for Arizonans in order to view pornographic sites on the internet. HB 2112, sponsored by Representative Nick Kupper (R-Surprise) and signed into law by Governor Katie Hobbs, requires Arizonans who access the online smut sites to prove they are at least 18 by providing a government-issued ID or using an age-verification system that relies on “transactional data.” The bill passed along party lines, with only one Democrat in the State Senate and two Democrats in the State House voting yes. 

“Arizona families have had enough,” said Kupper in a press release from the Arizona House of Representatives. “Hardcore pornography has been just one click away from kids for too long, and the companies behind it have looked the other way while cashing in. This law forces them to take responsibility and keeps minors off their platforms.”

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Michigan Review of Non-Citizens on Voter Rolls Skipped Those Without Driver’s Licenses

Jocelyn Benson

The Michigan Secretary of State’s review of non-citizens on state voter rolls only included those with driver’s licenses, excluding any who registered to vote without a driver’s license or another form of identification, raising concerns about more non-citizens being on the voter rolls than previously disclosed.

Michigan Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson (D) announced earlier this month that 15 non-citizens had voted in the November election, after her office conducted a review of the state voter rolls.

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