DC: A five-justice majority of the U.S. Supreme Court upheld Ohio’s voter purge system, finding the process by which the state removes inactive voters from the rolls does not violate federal law.
Although critics of Ohio’s practice charge the state’s true purpose is the removal of left-leaning voters from the registry, the high court found the process is consistent with federal law.
“Today’s decision is a victory for election integrity, and a defeat for those who use the federal court system to make election law across the country,” Ohio Secretary of State John Husted said. “This decision is validation of Ohio’s efforts to clean up the voter rolls and now with the blessing nation’s highest court, it can serve as a model for other states to use.”
Justice Samuel Alito wrote the Court’s opinion, joined by Chief Justice John Roberts and Justices Anthony Kennedy, Clarence Thomas and Neil Gorsuch. Justice Stephen Breyer led the liberal bloc in dissent, joined by Justices Ruth Bader Ginsburg, Sonia Sotomayor and Elena Kagan.
Ohio’s maintenance process is fairly straightforward. Voters who do not cast a ballot during a full federal election cycle (which runs two years) are sent a mailer confirming they are still residents of Ohio who wish to remain registered voters. If the mailer is not returned, and if the individual does not vote for the next four years, they are removed from state rolls. more here
All of a sudden the Ohio Democrat Party shrank to 457 people in a Cleveland neighborhood.
No more gathering registrations at the graveyard what’s a democrat to do?
I can’t wait to see senile Nancy Pelosi repudiate this.
I guess no more counties voting 110% for Democrats
Less dead 💀 people voting for commies is a really good idea, can we do this in Chicago? LA?
wow, they had to take it to the supreme court to do what’s right.
that was obama’s America.
Trump’s America got it done !
IF, as the Democrats always claim, there is no voter fraud, what’s the big deal with Ohio’s purge system? It’s not discriminatory, and it adheres to Federal law. Why are they crying about it so?
Wink wink, nudge nudge, say no more.
One down, 56 to go…
MAGA!
So if the voters do not vote for two federal election cycles, they are sent a mailer to see if they are still iresidents of Ohio and want to remain registered. If so they return the mailer.
Am I the only one who sees there is still lots of potential for democrat cheating?
I don’t like Real ID, but as long as we’re saddled with it we should use it for something like this. All it would take is to add a “Citizen” designator to conforming driver licenses and state-issued ID cards. As for the lame claim that the poor are more burdened by voting ID requirements, don’t applicants for govt benefits such as SNAP and EBT need such documents?
No more dead voters! Winning!