Does Section 8 impose any time restrictions on States as to when a general list maintenance program can be conducted?
Yes. Section 8 requires States to complete any program for systematic removal of the names of ineligible voters from the voter rolls no later than 90 days prior to the date of a primary election or general election for federal office. This 90 day deadline does not, however, apply to removal of names at the request of the registrant, removal due to death of the registrant, removal due to criminal conviction or mental incapacity of the registrant as provided by State law, nor to correction of a registrants address information. Are there any protections in the NVRA for those eligible registered voters who have changed address to another location within a registrars jurisdiction, or are otherwise on an inactive voter list, but have not notified the registrar prior to the date of a federal election? Yes. The NVRA contains fail-safe provisions to enable such persons who show up to vote on a federal election day to update their registration and to vote in that election even though they have n
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