Supreme Court Upholds Controversial Ohio Voter-Purge Law
The Supreme Court upheld the most aggressive voter-purge law in the country. If a voter doesn't respond to mailings or hasn't voted in two consecutive elections, they are kicked off the rolls.
by Nina Totenberg
Jun 11, 2018
2 minutes
Updated 11:19 a.m. ET
By a 5-4 margin, the U.S. Supreme Court upheld a controversial Ohio voter-purge law.
It's known as the "use-it-or-lose-it" law, and it's the most aggressive voter-purge system in the country. The state currently strikes voters from the registration rolls if they fail to vote in two consecutive elections — and
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