The New York City Board of Elections Admits to Purging Voter Rolls

People vote in the New York primary elections at a polling station in the Brooklyn borough of New York City, U.S., April 19, 2016. (REUTERS/Brendan McDermid)

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The New York City Board of Elections is admitting it purged voter rolls.

New York’s Attorney General said on Wednesday the board reached a settlement in a lawsuit brought against it for removing more than 200,000 voters its rolls just before the 2016 primaries.
As part of the reported settlement, the board admitted its removal of voters violated both state and federal laws.
Under the deal, all wrongly purged voters will have their names restored to the rolls and the board will be required submit a plan to fix the voter rolls within 90 days.
However, a judge still needs to sign off on the settlement for it to take effect.