North Carolina Hit With Federal Lawsuit for Failing to Maintain Accurate Voter Registration Rolls

May 28

By The Blog Source

The Trump administration is suing North Carolina for violating federal law and raising the possibility of voter fraud by failing to keep correct voter registration rolls. Allegedly, the state broke the 2002 Help America Vote Act. A court order requiring North Carolina to get accurate voter ID data is being sought by Trump's DOJ.

Accusing North Carolina and its State Board of Elections of violating federal election law by failing to keep correct and current voter rolls, the Trump administration launched a federal lawsuit against the state on Tuesday.

The state's voter registration procedure is in violation of the Help America Vote Act (HAVA), which was enacted to increase election reliability and integrity following the contentious 2000 presidential election, according to the Department of Justice. The DOJ's complaint centers on North Carolina's use of registration forms, which excludes important identifying information from voters, like their driver's license number or the final four digits of their Social Security number. If a voter does not have those, the law requires the state to provide a unique identification number. The state, according to federal officials, hasn't done that.

To guarantee that elections in North Carolina are held in a fair, accurate, and fraud-free manner, Assistant Attorney General Harmeet K. Dhillon said in a statement that accurate voter registration rolls are essential. "In violation of federal voting laws, the Department of Justice will not hold back from bringing legal action against jurisdictions that keep erroneous voter registration rolls."

The complaint asks for a court order compelling the North Carolina State Board of Elections to abide by HAVA by confirming or providing unique identities to registered voters who do not have the required identification, a measure that the Trump administration claims is crucial to stopping election fraud.

Following an executive order issued by President Trump in March, which requires federal agencies to make sure elections are held in compliance with laws that guard against "illegal voting, unlawful discrimination, and other forms of fraud, error, or suspicion," this legal action follows suit.

The situation is also similar to recent worries expressed by Republican Judge Jefferson Griffin, who earlier this month gave up a long-running bid for a Supreme Court seat from North Carolina. The absence of voter ID information was one of the reasons Griffin contested the validity of more than 65,000 ballots. Griffin also contested 5,500 ballots cast by overseas and military voters in his case. Griffin remained skeptical of the process's legitimacy even after he finally gave up after six months.

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