New State Voter Registration Databases Could Bar Millions From Voting, Brennan Center Report Shows

U.S. NewswireMarch 07, 2006

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NEW YORK, March 7 /U.S. Newswire/ -- Today, the Brennan Center for Justice at NYU School of Law released new research suggesting that improper implementation of statewide voter registration databases required under the Help America Vote Act (HAVA) could result in millions of eligible voters being denied access to the rolls.

The report, "Making the List: Database Matching and Verification Processes for Voter Registration," is the first extensive national survey of current state practices relating to the implementation of statewide voter registration databases required by 2006 under HAVA.

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New State Voter Registration Databases Could Bar Millions From Voting, Brennan Center Report Shows

"HAVA was meant to ensure that voter registration rolls are accurate and that all eligible citizens are able to cast their vote," said Deborah Goldberg, director of the Brennan Center's...

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