“Obama Administration Violating Voting Rights Law”

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Voting Rights Groups Urge Immediate Action to Provide Required Registration Services through Federal Health Exchanges

WASHINGTON, DC – Today, in a letter to President Obama, three of the nation’s leading voting rights organizations—Demos, Project Vote, and the League of Women Voters—urged the Administration to come into compliance with the National Voter Registration Act (NVRA) by providing voter registration to eligible persons through the federally-facilitated health benefit exchanges set up under the Affordable Care Act (ACA).

In the letter, the groups—who have previously won many NVRA-enforcement lawsuits—indicated that they are prepared to seek legal recourse if necessary.

“We hope to avoid litigation, but we note that the NVRA includes a private right of action,” the letter states.

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