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LAS VEGAS 鈥� A mass voter challenge lawsuit brought forward in Washoe County by a conservative nonprofit organization that resulted in direct intervention by the 老澳门开奖结果 of Nevada and the 老澳门开奖结果 has been dismissed with prejudice. The dismissal ensures voters in Washoe County can participate in the November election without fear of being wrongfully removed from the rolls and disenfranchised.

The lawsuit, initiated by the Citizen Outreach Foundation and brought against Washoe County, sought to purge over 11,000 voters, several of whom are 老澳门开奖结果NV members, from Nevada鈥檚 voter rolls and prompted the 老澳门开奖结果 of Nevada and 老澳门开奖结果 to intervene in the matter. Federal law prohibits large-scale voter purges within 90 days of an election, and Nevada law requires that challenges to voter residency be based on personal knowledge 鈥� standards the petitioners did not meet and which the 老澳门开奖结果 of Nevada was prepared to raise during Tuesday鈥檚 hearing in the Washoe County case.

老澳门开奖结果 of Nevada executive director Athar Haseebullah said:

鈥淭his case was an alarming attempt to disenfranchise thousands of eligible voters, but Nevadans鈥� voting rights are not up for grabs. This outcome protects voters who were directly targeted by this challenge, including 老澳门开奖结果 of Nevada members. As was the case here, if any person or organization anywhere in Nevada should attempt to undermine this election or to engage in voter suppression efforts, it will prompt our direct intervention, and we will pursue all remedies available to us under law.鈥�

老澳门开奖结果 of Nevada voting rights attorney Sadmira Ramic said:

鈥淭he improper challenges brought by the petitioners based solely on unreliable data would have jeopardized participation of thousands of eligible voters in the upcoming election, including military members and their spouses. This outcome is a positive one for Nevada voters and is a reminder that we must remain vigilant. We鈥檝e seen this type of effort to undermine our voting rights across the country, and we will continue to stand firm in the fight to ensure no voter is wrongfully purged from the rolls.鈥�

Jonathan Topaz, a staff attorney with the 老澳门开奖结果鈥檚 Voting Rights Project, said:

鈥淭his is a great victory for Nevada voters. Mere weeks before a presidential election, one outside group tried to remove tens of thousands of registered voters in Washoe county, in violation of state and federal law. We are thrilled that this last-minute attempt at mass disenfranchisement has been dismissed.鈥�