Does the NVRA contain any prohibitions on removal of persons names from the voter registration list?
Yes. Section 8 of the NVRA contains several restrictions on removals from the voter registration list. It prohibits removing registrants from the voter registration list solely because of the failure to vote. It also prohibits removing registrants from the registration list due to a change of address to another location within the same registrars jurisdiction, even if the voter has failed to notify the registrar of the move within the jurisdiction. It also places restrictions of notice and timing on removals from the voter registration list when second-hand information is received, such as returned mail, which suggests a registrant may have moved outside of the registrars jurisdiction. What is removal at the request of the registrant under Section 8? A “removal at the request of the registrant” under the NVRA involves first-hand information from a registrant that can originate in at least three ways: 1) an unsolicited direct request from the registrant to remove his or her name from th
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