Trump Administration Reverses DOJ's Stance on Ohio's Voter Purge

The U.S. Justice Department which last year backed civil rights groups in a court case over Ohio's decision to remove thousands of inactive voters from Ohio voter rolls is now taking a different tack under the administration of President Donald Trump. The department filed a 61 page brief Monday with the U.S. Supreme Court siding with Ohio's decision to purge the voters, flipping their position just months before the nation's high court will take up the case. The administration of President Barack Obama had opposed Ohio's action. The case, Husted vs Ohio A. Philip Randolph Institute, focuses on the state's supplemental process, which cancels voter registrations even if the voter in question has not moved and is still eligible to vote. Here's how it works: If a voter has not voted in two years, they are sent a notice asking to confirm their registration. If the voter does not respond, nor cast a ballot within the four years after that, they're removed from the rolls.