Watchdog group, NYC settle voter roll lawsuit

From Washington Examiner:

Judicial Watch moved to dismiss a federal lawsuit on Wednesday it filed against elections officials in New York and New York City after, according to the watchdog organization, the city removed more than 440,000 ineligible individuals from its voter rolls. 

In July, the organization filed the lawsuit in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York, claiming officials failed to follow parts of the National Voter Registration Act. While the law is best known for the “Motor Voter” provisions, which allow people to register to vote when they apply for, or renew their license. The law also calls for boards of elections to take reasonable steps to remove ineligible voters from their rolls, which includes people who have died or moved. 

In its lawsuit, Judicial Watch claimed New York City only removed 22 voters from its rolls, which contain more than 5.5 million voters, over a six-year period. 

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