u.s. supreme court tuesday agree hear ohio appeal low court rule block republican-led state policy purge people voter-registration list regularly cast ballot violate federal law civil liberties advocate challenge ohio policy say illegally erase voters registration roll unlawfully disenfranchise minorities poor people tend back democratic candidates justices review u.s. appeal court rule ohio policy run afoul 1993 law call national voter registration act congress pass make easy americans register vote reuters analysis last year find ohio three large counties include cleveland cincinnati columbus voters strike roll democratic-leaning neighborhoods roughly twice rate republican neighborhoods policy ohio officials argue cancel registrations voters deem inactive six years help keep vote roll current accurate clear move away die september 2016 ahead u.s. presidential election 6th u.s. circuit court appeal cincinnati rule policy unlawful democrats accuse republicans take step state level include laws impose new requirements voters present certain type government-issued identification intend suppress vote minorities poor others generally favor democratic candidates american civil liberties union last year sue ohio republican secretary state jon husted argue state violate national voter registration act prohibit state strike register voters reason person failure vote 6th circuit agree ohio policy register voters miss vote two years send registration confirmation notice respond vote follow four years remove roll husted say ohio policy place since 1990s republican democratic secretaries state suit say policy lead removal tens thousands people voter roll 2015 include one lead plaintiffs larry harmon software engineer u.s. navy veteran block vote state marijuana initiative 2015. republican donald trump ohio last november presidential election national voter registration act dub motor-voter law enact require state permit registration mail eligible people apply renew driver license visit certain government agencies military recruit offices correct spell first name ohio secretary state husted 6th paragraph jon instead john u.s. supreme court hear ohio 's bid revive voter purge policy