Historic Settlement with State of Ohio in Lawsuit over Clean Voter Rolls

Judicial Watch and True the Vote announced today that they have reached a settlement in an August 30, 2012, lawsuit against election officials in the State of Ohio, resulting in an agreement by Ohio Secretary of State Jon Husted to take a series of actions to further ensure that the state is in compliance with the National Voter Registration Act (NVRA). The Judicial Watch/True the Vote lawsuit charged Ohio election officials with failing to take reasonable steps to maintain clean voter registration lists as required by Section 8 of the NVRA.

Under the terms of the settlement, which extend through November 2018, the State of Ohio specifically agreed to take nine actions relating to voter roll list maintenance and NVRA compliance.

The legal action against the State of Ohio began in February 2012 when Judicial Watch sent a letter to Husted notifying him that the state was in violation of Section 8 of the NVRA. Judicial Watch subsequently filed its lawsuit in partnership with True the Vote on August 12.

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