trump administration reverse obama administration stance support ohio bid u.s. supreme court revive state policy purge people voter-registration list regularly cast ballot justice department file legal paper high court monday stake new position vote right case back republican-led state policy purge inactive voters former president barack obama justice department argue low court ohio policy violate 1993 national voter registration act congress pass make easy americans register vote civil liberties advocate challenge ohio policy say illegally erase thousands voters registration roll disproportionately impact minorities poor people tend back democratic candidates state tuesday welcome administration action vote right advocate oppose league women voters accuse administration play politics democracy threaten fundamental right vote side ohio policy say disenfranchise eligible voters democracy strong people access ballot box few democratic national committee add 6th u.s. circuit court appeal cincinnati last year block ohio policy rule run afoul 1993 law state appeal supreme court agree may hear case legal brief file justice department say president donald trump administration reconsider government stance support ohio brief sign act u.s. solicitor general jeffrey wall argue ohio policy sound immediately remove voters roll fail vote trigger address-verification procedure american civil liberties union last year sue ohio republican secretary state jon husted policy suit say policy lead removal tens thousands people voter roll 2015. husted say statement welcome federal government support note ohio policy place two decades administer way republican democrat secretaries state ohio policy register voters miss vote two years send registration confirmation notice respond vote follow four years remove roll ohio officials argue cancel inactive voters help keep vote roll current clear move away die democrats accuse republicans take step state level include laws impose new requirements voters present certain type government-issued identification intend suppress vote group generally favor democratic candidates trump administration switch side back ohio voter purge