Election Integrity Group Sues Hawaii Over Federal Voting Law

The group is suing Hawaii for refusing to hand over voter records; its leader says the state may also be violating a second federal law.

Voters crowd the voting tables during the Hawaii caucus at Kailua Intermediary School in Kailua, Hawaii, on March 26, 2016. Marco Garcia/AP Photo

An election integrity group is suing Hawaii for allegedly violating the National Voter Registration Act (NVRA) by refusing to hand over voter records.

The legal complaint (pdf) in Public Interest Legal Foundation (PILF) v. Nago (court file 1:23-cv-00389), was filed on Sept. 21 in U.S. District Court for the District of Hawaii. Scott Nago is the chief elections officer for Hawaii.