3rd Circ. Sides Against Conservative Group Over Phila. Voter Lists
A federal appeals court has upheld the dismissal of a case filed by conservative group the American Civil Rights Union, which had demanded that the Philadelphia City Commissioners remove the names of inmates from the city's voter registration rolls.
September 26, 2017 at 12:05 AM
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A federal appeals court has upheld the dismissal of a case filed by conservative group the American Civil Rights Union, which had demanded that the Philadelphia City Commissioners remove the names of inmates from the city's voter registration rolls.
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit ruled on Monday that Pennsylvania law does not require municipalities to remove the names of incarcerated registrants from the roll. While their right to vote is suspended in prison, ex-convicts can vote again as soon as they're released under Pennsylvania's Voter Registration Act.
The ACRU, founded in 1998 by Reagan administration policy adviser Robert B. Carleson, lists election integrity among its top priorities and has filed numerous legal briefs on the issue. Echoing President Donald Trump's cries of voter fraud in the 2016 election, ACRU board member Hans von Spakovsky wrote a column, published Sept. 20, chastising the media for “biased coverage” and an alleged effort to keep the public “in the dark” about voter fraud.
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