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DOJ’s new voter-roll steering quietly issued, critics warn it might ‘intimidate’ election officers

Editorial Board Published September 18, 2024
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The Division of Justice (DOJ) quietly revealed new pointers addressing limits on when and the way jurisdictions could take away voters from their voter rolls final week, a transfer to “intimidate” state and native election officers, says former DOJ legal professional Gene Hamilton. 

The DOJ issued a brand new steering doc on Sept. 9 to remind states forward of the election that “voting rolls must be accomplished in compliance with federal law and in a nondiscriminatory manner.”

ILLEGAL IMMIGRANTS ON VOTER ROLLS SPURS WATCHDOG GROUP TO SUE MARICOPA COUNTY

(Elijah Nouvelage/Getty Photos/File)

“Ensuring that every eligible voter is able to [vote] and have that vote counted is a critical aspect of sustaining a robust democracy, and it is a top priority for the Justice Department,” assistant Legal professional Basic Kristen Clarke of the Justice Division’s Civil Rights Division mentioned in an announcement. “As we approach Election Day, it is important that states adhere to all aspects of federal law that safeguard the rights of eligible voters to remain on the active voter lists and to vote free from discrimination and intimidation.”

The steering follows the Nationwide Voter Registration Act pointers, clarifying that it doesn’t forestall states from eradicating ineligible voters, equivalent to those that dedicated fraud or are noncitizens. The steering additionally confirms that states can take away voters who’ve died, been convicted of a felony or declared mentally incompetent, in keeping with an evaluation by the Heritage Basis’s Hans A. von Spakovsky. 

However Hamilton, the senior counsel of America First Authorized, mentioned the steering could discourage native officers from utilizing lawful instruments to confirm voter eligibility. It means that whereas the steering is supposed to make sure compliance with authorized requirements, it might be interpreted as overly restrictive or as a option to hinder efforts to precisely preserve voter lists, which “must be uniform and nondiscriminatory,” the DOJ acknowledged.

JOHNSON MOVES FORWARD ON HOUSE VOTE TO STOP GOVERNMENT SHUTDOWN WITH NONCITIZEN VOTING PREVENTION ATTACHED

Voters fill out their ballots. (File)

“What they’re trying to do is they’re trying to chill people from actually doing the very things that are common sense and that makes sense,” Hamilton mentioned.

The up to date pointers additionally prohibit removals from voter lists inside 90 days of a federal election. These guidelines apply to each state-initiated and third-party-driven processes.

Final month, Hamilton’s watchdog group sued 15 counties in Arizona for allegedly refusing to take away hundreds of unlawful immigrants from its voter rolls. The lawsuit claims that, as of April 2024, greater than 35,000 registered voters in Arizona had not offered proof of citizenship, limiting them to voting solely in federal races, in keeping with the Arizona Secretary of State’s Workplace.

HOUSE GOP DOUBTS GROW AS JOHNSON DIGS IN ON FUNDING FIGHT: ‘PLAYING WITH A GOVERNMENT SHUTDOWN’

(Allison Joyce/Bloomberg by way of Getty Photos/File)

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And on Tuesday, practically 100,000 Arizona voters’ citizenship standing was in query as a result of a state error simply earlier than mail ballots have been scheduled to be despatched out. Additionally on Tuesday, Home Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., mentioned he’ll advance a chamber-wide vote to avert a authorities shutdown with a invoice to handle noncitizen voting.

“The problem is is that this Department of Homeland Security, in particular, doesn’t seem to care and doesn’t seem to want to help people find ineligible voters on their voter rolls, and you have a lot of state officials across the country who don’t seem to be willing to do their jobs,” Hamilton mentioned.

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