[EL] California NVRA Lawsuit

[David O'Brien]

Here's a link to the ruling
<https://www.aclunc.org/docs/Senior_and_Disability_Action.pdf>

On Thu, Apr 4, 2019 at 11:47 AM Lisa Danetz <ldanetz at hotmail.com> wrote:

> What was the name of the case and/or was there a link to the decision in
> the press release?   Thanks so much, Lisa Danetz   “Civil Rights Groups
> Prevail in Lawsuit to Require Secretary of State to Improve Voter
> Registration Opportunities”
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> Press release via email:
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> *On Friday, civil rights groups prevailed in their lawsuit against
> Secretary of State Alex Padilla to expand voter registration at agencies in
> the state that serve people on public assistance and individuals with
> disabilities. San Francisco County Superior Court Judge Ethan P. Schulman
> ruled Padilla must require voter registration at additional agencies and
> contractors serving Californians throughout the state. More than 1.8
> million Californians will benefit from the ruling.  *
>
>
> *  The American Civil Liberties Union Foundation of Northern California
> (ACLU) and Disability Rights California (DRC) filed suit against Secretary
> Padilla because of his failure to designate state and local offices that
> provide public assistance or are state funded offices primarily serving
> people with disabilities, known as “Voter Registration Agencies” (VRAs).
> Secretary Padilla is required to identify offices that meet these
> definitions and notify them that they are required to provide voter
> registration opportunities under the National Voter Registration Act (NVRA)
> and California’s Election code.*
>
>
> * According to the decision, the following offices must now offer voter
> registration opportunities:*
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> * -County offices administering General Assistance or General Relief
> Programs, which receive close to 300,000 applications each year; -Financial
> aid programs administered by the California Student Aid Commission, which
> received over 1.5 million applications last year; -Private entities
> providing services under contract on behalf of VRAs.*
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