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Regulation of voter registration drives: Will there be further litigation?


Nathan  CemenskaJuly 15 (Nathan Cemenska)
The EL@M team is currently determining likely areas for litigation going into the 2008 Presidential election. One potential area appears to be litigation surrounding the regulations that some states apply to third-party voter registration drives performed by entities such as ACORN and the League of Women Voters. Lawsuits attacking such regulations have been filed in the past in Ohio, Florida, Georgia, and Pennsylvania, and we may see more pre-election suits of this kind. Litigation is more likely in swing states with a large number of electoral votes, and in states that have the most restrictive kinds of regulations.

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Daniel P. Tokaji
Equal Vote is the nationally-acclaimed blog by Daniel P. Tokaji that focuses on election reform, the Voting Rights Act and the Help America Vote Act.

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