The District of Columbia (D.C.) is taking steps to remove approximately 103,000 ineligible names from its voter rolls following pressure from the watchdog group Judicial Watch. The organization recently sent out notice letters to election officials in D.C., California, and Illinois, alerting them to apparent violations of the National Voter Registration Act (NVRA) of 1993, specifically the failure to eliminate inactive voters from their registration rolls.

Judicial Watch’s letters highlighted the fact that these jurisdictions had reported removing only a minimal number, or in some cases, no ineligible voter registrations, as required by the NVRA. The letters warned that unless these violations were addressed promptly, the organization would pursue federal lawsuits.

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In response to Judicial Watch’s inquiry, D.C. officials acknowledged their non-compliance with the NVRA and swiftly took action. They promptly removed 65,544 outdated names from the voting rolls, with a commitment to eliminate an additional 37,962 ineligible registrations. Additionally, D.C. designated 73,522 registrations as “inactive.”

The NVRA mandates that states make a reasonable effort to remove ineligible voters from official voter rolls. This includes individuals who have passed away or changed their residence. Registrations should be canceled when voters fail to respond to address confirmation notices and subsequently fail to vote in the next two general federal elections. In 2018, the Supreme Court reinforced the mandatory nature of such removals in the Husted v. A. Philip Randolph Inst. case.

The Election Assistance Commission (EAC), as directed by federal law, assesses state compliance with the NVRA and provides a report to Congress every two years. The most recent data from November 2020 to November 2022 indicated potential non-compliance by various jurisdictions.

Based on this information, Judicial Watch contacted multiple states, including D.C., California, and Illinois, to inquire about their compliance with federal law and request public records. After reviewing the responses, Judicial Watch issued notice of violation letters to D.C., California, and Illinois, outlining their failure to comply with the NVRA.

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The notice letter sent to D.C. on behalf of Judicial Watch and the District of Columbia Republican Party outlined the following violations:

• D.C. reported zero removals of voter registrations in the last two reporting years for failing to respond to address confirmation notices and failing to vote in two consecutive general federal elections.
• D.C. admitted non-compliance with the NVRA in correspondence with Judicial Watch, citing data conversion, staffing, and other issues.
• D.C.’s total registration rate, calculated by dividing the total number of registrations by the most recent census estimates of the citizen voting-age population, exceeds 131%.

The notice letter to California, sent on behalf of Judicial Watch and the Libertarian Party of California, highlighted the following violations:

• Twenty-seven California counties reported removing five or fewer (and, in many cases, zero) voter registrations in the last two-year period for failing to respond to address confirmation notices and failing to vote in two consecutive general federal elections.
• Nineteen California counties did not report any data regarding such removals.
• Twenty-one California counties had more voter registrations than citizens of voting age, based on the latest census estimates.

Lastly, the notice letter to Illinois, on behalf of Judicial Watch, Illinois resident and voter Carol J. Davis, and Illinois Family Action, cited these violations:

• Twenty-three Illinois counties reported removing fewer than 15 (and, in almost half of those counties, zero) voter registrations from November 2020 to November 2022 for failing to respond to address confirmation notices and failing to vote in two consecutive general federal elections.
• Thirty-four Illinois jurisdictions did not report any data regarding such removals.
• Fifteen Illinois jurisdictions had more voter registrations than citizens of voting age.

If the jurisdictions fail to meet Judicial Watch’s standards in response to the notice letters, the organization plans to sue under the National Voter Registration Act, aiming to ensure the implementation of necessary steps to clean up voter rolls as required by the law.

Judicial Watch President Tom Fitton emphasized the importance of clean voter rolls, stating, “Dirty voter rolls increase the potential for voter fraud.” He applauded Washington, D.C.’s swift action to eliminate tens of thousands of ineligible names and highlighted the hundreds of thousands of potentially inaccurate registrations that need removal in California and Illinois. Fitton noted that Judicial Watch’s efforts recently led to the removal of four million names from voter rolls in multiple states.

The organization’s commitment to voting integrity and rights extends beyond this recent action. Judicial Watch has been successful in various matters such as stopping discriminatory elections in Hawaii and implementing voter roll clean-up efforts in California, Ohio, Indiana, Kentucky, and other states.

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