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Justice Department Reaches Agreement With Illinois on Voter Registration at Public Assistance Agencies
January 11th, 2009
The Justice Department announced an agreement to bring the State of Illinois into compliance with federal voting laws that require public assistance agencies to offer their clients the opportunity to register to vote. The agreement provides that the Illinois Department of Human Security (DHS), the primary state agency in charge of disbursing public assistance, must take steps to ensure compliance with federal law within the next 90 days. Section 7 of the National Voter Registration Act of 1993 (NVRA) requires employees of public assistance agencies like DHS to offer voter registration applications to clients, to help them fill out the relevant forms, and to transmit any...
Source: Pharma Investments, Ventures & Law Weekly (2009-01-11)
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