DOJ complaint alleges that, before the 2020 general election the Oneida CBE failed to process approximately 2,400 timely-submitted voter registration apps completed through state DMV offices and failed to ensure
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that voter reg applicants received timely notice of the disposition of their applications, in violation of Section 8 of the NVRA. The complaint also alleges that the State violated Section 302 of the Help America Vote Act by summarily rejecting nearly 1.8K provisional ballots
cast by Oneida County voters in the 2020 election w/o verifying the voters’ eligibility and without counting those provisional ballots cast by eligible voters.
The parties’ consent decree, which must still be approved by the court, provides that the Oneida CBE will dev and
The parties’ consent decree, which must still be approved by the court, provides that the Oneida CBE will dev and
impl uniform and nondiscrim policies and procedures to ensure that election officials review and process all timely submitted voter reg apps in accord with the NVRA. The board will train all poll officials and other personnel regarding the provisional balloting requirements of
HAVA. Finally, the board will provide periodic reports to the Justice Department regarding compliance with the proposed consent decree.
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