November 02, 2005

"Justice Department Reaches Agreement With California on Federally Required Statewide Voter Registration Lists"

The following is from the Department of Justice statement:

"The Justice Department today announced an agreement with the State of California to ensure the state's compliance with the voter registration list requirements of the Help America Vote Act of 2002 (HAVA). Under the agreement, the state will implement both a temporary plan and a long-term permanent solution to meet its obligations under HAVA.

"This agreement is a model for other states as they continue to develop and operate their own statewide voter registration lists," said Bradley J. Schlozman, Acting Assistant Attorney General for the Civil Rights Division. "HAVA's voter registration list requirements are among its most important, and we applaud the new leadership in the California Secretary of State's office for working cooperatively with us to reach this positive and timely result."

Posted by Randy Riddle at November 2, 2005 05:00 PM