Thursday, February 24, 2011

Lawyer's Committee for Civil Rights Under Law: Victory in New Mexico Voter Registration Case

"On February 24, 2011, U.S. District Judge Judith Herrera signed a Consent Order resolving litigation brought by the Voting Rights Project challenging the failure of the State of New Mexico to implement the National Voter Registration Act of 1993 (NVRA) at the State's public assistance offices.  Valdez v. Duran (D. N.M.).   The Order requires the State to implement specific procedures to ensure that thousands of New Mexico citizens will be accorded the opportunity to register to vote when applying for and renewing their public assistance benefits, and also when submitting a change of address for benefits purposes.  The Order further requires that the State conduct voter registration training for public assistance employees and regularly monitor implementation of the Order."
The entire article including related documents, but without commenting availability, is at http://www.lawyerscommittee.org/projects/voting_rights/page?id=0104 
Hat tip to Election Law blog.

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