On Monday, June 11, the U.S. Supreme Court upheld Ohio’s state law that allows them to clean their voter rolls of inactive voters. Republicans cheer it, and Democrats cried foul.
The Court ruled 5-4 that Ohio voters who have not voted in two years can be flagged, sent a confirmation notice, and if they fail to respond and don't vote within the next two years, they can be removed from the rolls. The process is one of two methods that Ohio officials use to identify voters who are no longer eligible to vote due to a change of residence (or possible death).
Democrats and liberals were upset, and called it “discriminatory because they seem to want anyone, everyone, anywhere, and everywhere to vote. Republicans and conservatives said this law helps to have more fair elections and to discourage voter fraud.