Solution
Federal law should leave conflict of interest laws and regulations concerning chief state election officials to the states. This section should be eliminated.
21. Standards for Purging Voters
As of 1/1/08, voters should not be erroneously removed from or prevented from being added to the voter registration lists due to errors or inconsistencies in data, or variations in names such as maiden names, nicknames, or middle names.[77]
Procedures should allow voters who were erroneously removed or prevented from being added to voter registration lists to be restored or registered.
90 or more days before Federal elections, State must publish names of voters removed, along with criteria, processes and procedures for name removal.[78]
Written notice in a form and manner set by the EAC must be mailed to voters before they are removed (except due to change of residence) with notice of the reason and how to stay registered. After notice is sent, names cannot be removed until after two general elections in which the person does not vote.[79]
Wrong!
When names of voters removed are published, the procedure for correcting a mistake is not required to be published.
Individuals who receive notice have the burden of correcting their voter registration. Remedies are not specified for individuals who waste endless time trying multiple times to correct their voter registration. There is no requirement for states to restore the registration within a reasonable time upon receipt of a reasonable request, and no penalty for states upon failure to respond to such requests.
Solution
Eliminate this section or strengthen it by inclusion of remedies for individuals who make reasonable efforts to restore their registration and cannot get their state to comply, and penalties for states that ignore requests.
22. Accredited Election Observers
States shall set procedures for international and domestic election observers who meet accreditation standards to be set by the EAC to allow these observers access to polling places to observe processing of any absentee or provisional ballots, and counting of votes.[80,81,83]
States shall make public notice of any denial of a request to observe, saying why it was denied and how to appeal the denial.[82]
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