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Post by avordvet on Sept 26, 2016 4:19:09 GMT -5
Ohio's process for removing voters from rolls is illegal, court rulesBy Alan Johnson, Saturday September 24, 2016 6:24 AM The 6th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruled against Ohio Secretary of State Jon Husted on Friday in a case involving removal of names from voter registration rolls. The case was based on a lawsuit by the American Civil Liberties Union of Ohio and other entities arguing that Husted was too aggressive in purging voter rolls. Husted's office has removed 465,000 deceased voters and 1.3 million duplicate registrations from Ohio's voter rolls in recent years. His office also has a program to cancel the registrations of those who do not update their registrations or vote over six years, including three federal general elections. Those voters also are sent a confirmation notice. The 2-1 decision by the Cincinnati-based appeals court overturned a decision by a federal district court earlier this year. The case now will go back to the U.S. District Court for reconsideration. "The secretary’s newly issued form does nothing to correct the fact that Ohio has, for years, been removing voters from the rolls because they failed to respond to forms that are blatantly non-compliant," the court said. Husted reacted to the ruling by saying that the order will put dead people and voters who have moved back on the active voting rolls. www.dispatch.com/content/stories/local/2016/09/23/voter-roll-purge-ruling.html#
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