Supreme Court Agrees to Hear Case That Could Lead to Pre-election Voter Roll Cleanups

The U.S. Supreme Court decided on June 29 to consider whether states are allowed to remove noncitizens from their voter rolls in the 90 days leading up to an election.
The justices granted the petition in Republican National Committee (RNC) v. Mi Familia Vota in an unsigned order. No justices dissented. The court did not explain its decision.
In this case, the U.S. Department of Justice argues that the National Voter Registration Act (NVRA) of 1993 does not prevent states from taking noncitizens off voter rolls before elections.
The NVRA, also known as the Motor Voter law, allows people to register to vote with relative ease at motor vehicle agencies and government offices. The NVRA requires states to make a reasonable effort to remove ineligible individuals’ names from voter rolls, but a federal appeals court ruled that names cannot be removed in the 90 days before an election….