United States First Circuit

In a case to determine whether federal law forbids Puerto Rico from removing individuals from its active voter registry for the office of Resident Commissioner, the only federal elective position in Puerto Rico, based solely on their failure to vote in one general election, the district court's judgment is affirmed where: 1) the National Voter Registration Act (NVRA) does not apply to Puerto Rico; 2) plaintiffs' constitutional challenge to that statute's coverage is without merit; and 3) the Help America Vote Act (HAVA), which comprehensively addresses federal election administration, invalidates Article 6.012's deactivation procedure.

Appellate Information

• Published 2016/02/01

Judges

• LIPEZ

Court

• United States First Circuit

Counsel