Federal Court Rules Ohio's Voter Purge Unconstitutional

[JustAnotherGen]

http://abcnews.go.com/Politics/federal-court-rules-ohios-voter-purge-unconstitutional/story?id=42343068

Ohio, a battleground state in the presidential race, removed the names of tens of thousands of registered voters under what it calls its “supplemental process."

Under this controversial method, voters were taken off the registration rolls after six years of not voting, regardless of whether they remained eligible to vote.

As ABC News reported in June, many of those removed were from low-income neighborhoods or neighborhoods that tended to vote Democrat.

Voting-rights activists argued that this method of removing voters directly violates the National Voter Registration Act, which says states can only remove voters from the rolls if they request it, die or move.

If you know someone in Ohio - Make sure they are still registered to vote.

[xfundy]

1. Everyone should vote.

Glad to see people standing up to this bullshit. We need much more of it.

[lamp_shade]

2. I hope there's enough time to remedy this. nt

[brer cat]

3. It's odd how any time republicans do a purge of voters

it impacts poor people and people of color. hmmmm.

[JustAnotherGen]

5. Says it right there

They targeted districts.

Ohio was so critical in 2004.


Husted is flapping off at the jaw - and Kasich vetoed the poll tax bill sent up to him back in June.

That written - I've got a feeling Ohio isn't the nail biter the media outlets would like us to believe it is.

[liberal N proud]

4. Closing the barn door after the horse got out.

There is no way to know who each and every name they purged and contact them.

Blanket canvassing should be done, door to door and tell everyone in every neighborhood they need to register weather they have or not.