Federal judge: 6000 improper names stay off Colorado voter rolls
Denver Post. "A federal judge declined to force the secretary of state to reactivate approximately 6,000 new voters whose registrations were canceled under Colorado's 20-day rule. In a decision issued Monday, Senior U.S. District Judge John L. Kane denied a motion for a preliminary injunction that was requested by several labor and voting-rights groups."
This is a significant ruling because it supports a state election official placing a voter into inactive status after 20 days if a nonforwardable notice of disposition is returned to the voter registrar. This means, for example, if a fraudulent registration is completed, and the registrar mails a voter card to an address, and the mail bounces back, then the registrar may after 20 days cancel the registration. The court noted the voter could still vote a provisional ballot and verify the suspect address.
This is a significant ruling because it supports a state election official placing a voter into inactive status after 20 days if a nonforwardable notice of disposition is returned to the voter registrar. This means, for example, if a fraudulent registration is completed, and the registrar mails a voter card to an address, and the mail bounces back, then the registrar may after 20 days cancel the registration. The court noted the voter could still vote a provisional ballot and verify the suspect address.
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