WASHINGTON — States can target people who haven’t cast ballots in a while in efforts to purge their voting rolls, the Supreme Court ruled Monday in a case that has drawn wide attention amid stark partisan divisions and the approach of the 2018 elections. By a 5-4 vote that split the conservative and liberal justices, the court rejected arguments in a case from Ohio that the practice violates a federal law intended to increase the ranks of registered voters.
Supreme Court Allows Two States To Purge Inactive Voters From Rolls
The Associated Press, Bangor Daily News
Mon, 06/11/2018 - 9:54am
Sections: u.s.
Topics: Maine Penobscot County Bangor
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