Associated Press: Federal Judge Blocks Indiana Voter Registration Law

Associated Press: Federal Judge Blocks Indiana Voter Registration Law

Pratt said in her ruling that Common Cause "has a high likelihood of success" on its claim that the law violates some of the requirements of the National Voter Registration Act of 1993 and "threatens disenfranchisement of eligible voters."

A federal judge temporarily blocked a law that critics contend will allow officials to illegally purge voters from Indiana‘s election rolls.

The ruling issued Friday by U.S. District Court Judge Tanya Walton Pratt puts the law on hold while government watchdog group Common Cause pursues its lawsuit against the Indiana secretary of state’s office over the use of the Interstate Voter Registration Crosscheck Program. …

Pratt said in her ruling that Common Cause “has a high likelihood of success” on its claim that the law violates some of the requirements of the National Voter Registration Act of 1993 and “threatens disenfranchisement of eligible voters.” …

“At a time when states are dropping out of Crosscheck at an accelerating rate due to its inaccuracy and its significant security holes, Indiana has doubled down on its aggressive deployment of Crosscheck to purge voters,” Stuart Naifeh, senior counsel at the left-leaning advocacy organization Demos, which represents Common Cause, wrote in a blog post.