Lower Court Holding in A. Philip Randolph Institute v. Husted
Decision of the Sixth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals
Congress’s stated purposes in enacting the National Voter Registration Act of 1993 (NVRA) were “to establish procedures that will increase the number of eligible citizens who register to vote in elections for Federal office … [and] to ensure that accurate and current voter registration rolls are maintained.” “These purposes counterpose two general, sometimes conflicting, mandates: To expand and simplify voter registration processes so that more individuals register and participate in Federal elections, while simultaneously ensuring that voter lists include only eligible … voters.” — Common Cause of Colorado v. Buescher (D. Colo. 2010). Those sometimes-conflicting mandates are reflected in the…
