Posted: September 19, 2008
Advancement Project and ACLU Sue Over Unlawful Voter Purging in Michigan
The Advancement Project and the ACLU are suing Michigan Secretary of State Terri Lynn Land, Michigan Bureau of Elections Director Christopher M. Thomas, and Ypsilanti Clerk Frances McMullen over allegedly unlawful voter registration purge programs. The programs in question automatically remove voters who obtain a driver's license in another state and whose voter identification cards are returned by the post office as undeliverable. Plaintiffs claim these programs do not provide adequate notice to voters and violate the NVRA. Plaintiffs also allege young voters and minority voters wil be disproportionately affected by these practices. Election Law @ Moritz will soon begin tracking the case in its Major Pending Cases database.
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Commentary
Arizona: Voter Registration and the Road Ahead
Justin Levitt
June arrived with two election law cases at the Supreme Court. One is still pending: a highly anticipated decision on section 5 of the Voting Rights Act. The other, more frequently overlooked, was decided yesterday. And there are some quirks of the opinion that seem to depart from the swiftly congealing conventional wisdom that the states might actually have "won," and now need only run out the clock.
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