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Witness urges House Administration committee to amend NVRA, clarify voter‑roll removal rules
Summary
A testifier before the House Administration: House Committee recommended amending the National Voter Registration Act and Help America Vote Act to relax NVRA's strict "necessary" information standard, allow removal of records of people ineligible at registration with due process, and define terms such as "removal" and the 90‑day quiet period.
At a House Administration: House Committee hearing, an unidentified witness recommended statutory changes to the National Voter Registration Act (NVRA) and the Help America Vote Act (HAVA) to give election officials clearer authority to confirm eligibility and to remove registrations that were invalid from the start.
The witness said the law should balance three core principles: that eligible voters have a reasonable opportunity to vote; that the system produce accurate results by minimizing mistakes, irregularity or fraud; and that election rules sustain public confidence. "A sound electoral system is based on 3 principles," the witness said.
Why it matters: The witness argued that some provisions of NVRA and HAVA are ambiguous or too restrictive, creating obstacles for state officials seeking to verify eligibility or correct erroneous registrations. That, the witness warned, leaves administrators and courts to fill gaps through litigation rather than clear statutory…
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