Decision by conservative justices could open the door for more states to adopt such rules By Brent Kendall and Jess Bravin Updated June 11, 2018 12:53 p.m. ET
WASHINGTON—The Supreme Court ruled Monday that Ohio can purge its voter rolls of citizens who haven’t voted in recent elections and don’t reply to efforts to confirm their eligibility, an opinion that opens the door to similar measures in other states.
The ruling revives the battleground state’s process, put in place in 1994, for managing its voter rolls after an appeals court invalidated it in 2016. Voting-rights advocates said the state’s approach was among the strictest in the nation.
Federal law prohibits states from disqualifying people because they don’t vote, but it also pushes states to maintain accurate registration lists by removing individuals who have moved, died or otherwise lost eligibility to vote at their registered addresses.
The Supreme Court, in a 5-4 opinion written by Justice Samuel Alito, ruled that Ohio’s approach was lawful. The case split the court along ideological lines, with conservative justices in the majority and liberals in dissent.
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WASHINGTON—The Supreme Court ruled Monday that Ohio can purge its voter rolls of citizens who haven’t voted in recent elections and don’t reply to efforts to confirm their eligibility, an opinion that opens the door to similar measures in other states.
The ruling revives the battleground state’s process, put in place in 1994, for managing its voter rolls after an appeals court invalidated it in 2016. Voting-rights advocates said the state’s approach was among the strictest in the nation.
Federal law prohibits states from disqualifying people because they don’t vote, but it also pushes states to maintain accurate registration lists by removing individuals who have moved, died or otherwise lost eligibility to vote at their registered addresses.
The Supreme Court, in a 5-4 opinion written by Justice Samuel Alito, ruled that Ohio’s approach was lawful. The case split the court along ideological lines, with conservative justices in the majority and liberals in dissent.
More at https://www.wsj.com/articles/suprem...s-for-canceling-voter-registration-1528728340
