Posted on 02/23/2016 7:15:22 PM PST by Olog-hai
The federal Justice Department has refused to support a U.S. elections official who sided with Kansas, Alabama and Georgia in a fight over whether voters should have to show proof of citizenship when registering using a national form.
The government conceded in a court filing that the executive director of the U.S. Election Assistance Commission and his agency cannot win the lawsuit on its merits because he never determined, as required by the National Voter Registration Act, that the documents were "necessary" to determine the eligibility of voters.
Residents of other states only need to swear that they are citizens, not show proof.
The Justice Department also sided with voting rights groups who sued the federal agency and it urged a federal judge to temporarily block the proof-of-citizenship requirements for residents in the three states. A hearing is set for March 7 in Washington, D.C. ...
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Any wonder why we need someone like Trump or Cruz. If only Cruz were eligible to be President.
The ‘RATS are depending heavily on their illegal alien invader and Islamoterrorist voters to pull their ‘nads out of the fire in November.
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