A guide to understanding the debate over keeping voter rolls ‘clean’

The federal government’s demands that states turn over their voter rolls and related information highlight longstanding conflicts over how to ensure that only eligible voters are registered without endangering voting rights.

The U.S. Justice Department has sent letters to several states — and plans to send many more — asking them for copies of their voter lists and for detailed information about how they maintain them. The department has said it’s seeking to enforce requirements in federal law that President Donald Trump has ordered it to prioritize.

It has already sued North Carolina , alleging that the state has not been properly verifying voter identity, and sued Orange County, California , for refusing to provi

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