Ensuring Fair and transparent elections through community Action
"Trust in elections is the foundation of a healthy democracy”
OUR MISSION
Leading efforts to clean up voter rolls and ensure accuracy in the electoral process. Founder Joey Lopez, recognizing the critical work led by his associate Shiloh Marx through the California Election Integrity Initiative, joined the effort to restore confidence in the state’s election systems. Shiloh’s initiative successfully identified and challenged over 1.3 million inactive voter registrations across California through comprehensive public records requests submitted to 57 counties. In support of this mission, our origination played a key role in filing lawsuits aimed at enforcing compliance with the National Voter Registration Act (NVRA) and correcting longstanding deficiencies in the state’s voter roll maintenance procedures.
Key NVRA Provisions
Voter Registration Access (Section 5)
Requires states to provide voter registration opportunities at motor vehicle agencies (DMVs), public assistance offices, and other designated state agencies.
Mandates acceptance of mail-in registration forms, with states providing accessible forms.
Relevance: Ensures broad access to registration, preventing barriers for eligible voters.
Voter Roll Maintenance (Section 8)
Accurate and Current Rolls: States must maintain accurate voter lists by removing ineligible voters (e.g., deceased, moved out of state, or convicted of disqualifying felonies).
Systematic Removal Process: States must implement a uniform, nondiscriminatory program to remove inactive voters. This includes:
Sending address confirmation notices to voters who haven’t voted in recent elections.
Waiting two federal election cycles (typically four years) before removing inactive voters who don’t respond to notices.
Relevance: Central to efforts like the California Election Integrity Initiative, which targeted over 1.3 million inactive registrations for removal to comply with this provision.
Record-Keeping and Public Access (Section 8)
States must maintain records of all voter registration activities, including applications processed and removals from voter rolls.
Voter lists must be available for public inspection, with safeguards to protect sensitive information (e.g., Social Security numbers).
Relevance: Enables initiatives like California’s to request records across 57 counties to verify compliance and identify inactive registrations.
Federal Oversight and Enforcement (Section 11)
The U.S. Department of Justice can investigate and enforce NVRA compliance through legal action.
Private parties, like advocacy groups, can file lawsuits to compel compliance after notifying states of violations.
Relevance: Supports actions like those taken by Joey Lopez and Shiloh Marx, who filed lawsuits to enforce NVRA compliance in California.
Application to California Election Integrity Initiative
The Initiative’s work aligns directly with Section 8 provisions:
Records Requests: Obtaining voter roll data from all 57 counties to identify inactive or ineligible registrations complies with the public access provision.
Removing Inactive Voters: Targeting over 1.3 million inactive registrations follows the NVRA’s mandate for systematic, data-driven roll maintenance.
Lawsuits: Legal actions to address deficiencies in California’s voter roll maintenance enforce the NVRA’s requirement for accurate and updated lists.
Why These Provisions Matter
These provisions ensure voter rolls are accurate, reducing the risk of fraud while protecting eligible voters in standing a chance to have accuracy in election outcome. They promote fair elections by balancing accessibility with integrity, which is the core of the Election Integrity Initiative’s mission.
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