A federal law bans late voter roll purges. Republicans are pushing to reinterpret it

A federal law prohibits most states from systematically purging voter registration rolls in the ninety days before Election Day—designed to protect ballot access for eligible voters. According to NPR, Republicans are pushing courts to reinterpret that longstanding protection. The effort raises questions about how federal voting law should be applied in practice and what scope that protection should have.

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