Thursday, March 15, 2018

11th Circuit Revives Common Cause’s Voter Purge Case Against Georgia


The District Court had dismissed Common Cause’s claim that Georgia’s Voter Purge Law Violated the National Voter Registration Act of 1993, also known as the "NVRA" and the "Motor Voter Act", the First Amendment.

On March 12th, 2018, the Eleventh Circuit, in an Unpublished Opinion, sent the Case back and told the Trial Court to Reconsider the NVRA issue in light of what the Supreme Court will do, by June, in the Ohio Voter Purge Case.

And then, without providing any Guidance, the Eleventh Circuit wrote that the Trial Court “should also conduct a more detailed analysis of the First Amendment question.” But gave No thoughts as to how to Think about this Question.

And it added in a Footnote: “On remand, nothing precludes the Plaintiffs from moving the district court for a preliminary injunction to restore those removed voters from the voter registration rolls pending a ruling from the Supreme Court.”

CLICK HERE to read the three page (pdf) Opinion.









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