On May 9, the California League of Women Voters and other voting rights organizations sued various California public officials over the state’s apparent failure to comply with the federal motor-voter law. That law requires that states have a combined form that allows individuals to renew their drivers license and also register to vote. Instead, when California sends a notice to an individual telling him or her that the drivers license is about to expire, California puts a separate voter registration form inside the envelope, along with the notice about the drivers license.

The voting rights organizations that filed this lawsuit point out that California has one of the lowest voter registration rates in the nation. The case is League of Women Voters of California v Kelly, n.d., 3:17cv-2665. The plaintiffs say they have been bringing this problem to the attention of California officials for two years now. Here is the Complaint. Thanks to Rick Hasen for the link.