Husted v. A. Philip Randolph Institute
The Court Says States May Purge Election Rolls of Non-Voters
Husted v. A. Philip Randolph Institute was featured in Purging Voter Rolls, Supreme Court Debates (Mar. 2018). The following is excerpted from the 5-to-4 majority opinion written by Justice Alito, as prepared by the Court Reporter of Decisions. The process that Ohio uses to remove voters on change-of-residence grounds does not violate the Failure-to-Vote Clause or any other part of the National Voting Rights Act (NVRA). Ohio’s removal process follows subsection (d) of the NVRA to the letter: It does not remove a registrant on change-of-residence grounds unless the registrant is sent and fails to mail back a return card…
