WASHINGTON, Aug. 6 -- Sen. Mark Kelly issued the following press release:
This week, Senators Mark Kelly (D-AZ),Alex Padilla(D-CA), and 26of their Democraticcolleaguesdemandedthe Trump Administration adhere to the National Voter Registration Act's(NVRA) "quiet period" that prohibits large-scale voter purges within 90 days of an election, pushing back against the Trump Administration's ongoing voter suppression efforts.
In a letter to Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche and Secretary of Homeland Security Markwayne Mullin, the senators reminded the Trump Administration to adhere to the law and refrain from supporting,assisting, or coercing states into conducting mass voter purges prior to the November midterm elections.
"We are writing to...