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California and Los Angeles County to Remove 1.5 Million Inactive Voters from Voter Rolls -- Settle Judicial Watch Federal Lawsuit

Contact: Jill Farrell, Judicial Watch, 202-646-5188

 

WASHINGTON, Jan. 3, 2019 /Standard Newswire/ -- Judicial Watch announced today that it signed a settlement agreement with the State of California and County of Los Angeles under which they will begin the process of removing from their voter registration rolls as many as 1.5 million inactive registered names that may be invalid. These removals are required by the National Voter Registration Act (NVRA).

The NVRA is a federal law requiring the removal of inactive registrations from the voter rolls after two general federal elections (encompassing from 2 to 4 years). Inactive voter registrations belong, for the most part, to voters who have moved to another county or state or have passed away.

Los Angeles County has over 10 million residents, more than the populations of 41 of the 50 United States. California is America's largest state, with almost 40 million residents.

Judicial Watch filed a 2017 federal lawsuit to force...

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