League of Women Voters challenges Alaska voter-removal terms
League of Women Voters of AlaskaPlaintiff, through the joint complaint with Alaska Black Caucus
The League of Women Voters of Alaska argues that the agreement's voter-removal terms conflict with Alaska's statutory process.
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Alaska's transfer of confidential voter records to DOJ and the agreement preserve compliance with state and federal law.
“These terms are in direct conflict with the requirements established in AS 15.07.130.”
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Alaska election officials defend sharing voter records with DOJ; groups challenge the agreement
Alaska election officials defend transferring confidential voter information to the Justice Department under a data-sharing agreement. Voting-rights groups argue that the transfer violates Alaska's privacy protections and that the agreement's voter-removal terms conflict with state law. An October 16 order allows their lawsuit to proceed without deciding whether the agreement is unlawful.
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The complaint includes the complete nine-page MOU and the state's contemporaneous explanation. The MOU contains security provisions, a 45-day voter-removal provision and a severability clause.
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The complaint quotes the agreement's requirement to act within forty-five days after DOJ notice. The plaintiffs challenge the terms under state voter-list maintenance law.
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The complaint says the Division cannot follow the agreement without violating the state's list-maintenance statute unless DOJ identifies only voters who have died, are presumed dead or have been convicted of a felony involving moral turpitude.
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The subject is Alaska's agreement with DOJ. The plaintiff argues that its voter-removal terms conflict with the legally required state process.
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“The plaintiffs’ list maintenance claims are not ripe. And those claims rely on a misstatement of the contents of the MOU, assuming without any basis that the Division will act contrary to state statute and its expressed intent.”Read statement
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