orphans' court, including each marriage license bureau, all offices in this Commonwealth that provide State-funded programs primarily engaged in providing services to persons with disabilities and all armed forces recruitment centers.” 25 Pa. Cons. Stat. Ann. § 1325. Defendant Gary D. Alexander is the Secretary of the Department of Public Welfare (the which is a voter registration agency per the NVRA and Pennsylvania law. “DPW”), The DPW administers the following public assistance programs that, are subject to the inter alia, requirements of the NVRA: Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF), Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP or stamps”), State Emergency Relief, and Medicaid. “food Defendant Dr. Eli N. Avila is the Secretary of the Department of Health (the which is a voter registration agency per the NVRA and Pennsylvania law. The DOH “DOH”), administers the Women, Infants, and Children (“WIC”) program, which is subject to the requirements of the NVRA. Factual Allegations National Voter Registration Act of 1993 The NVRA, 42 U.S.C. § 1973gg et al., has as its purpose, “establishing procedures that will increase the number of eligible voters who register to vote in elections for federal office.” 42 U.S.C. § 1973gg(b)(1). In furtherance of that goal, the NVRA mandates that state shall designate as “each voter registration agencies . . . all offices in the State that provide public assistance . . . .” 42 U.S.C. § 1973gg-5(a)(2). Public assistance offices are required to be registration agencies because they serve persons who may be less likely than the general public to come into contact with the
orphans' court, including each marriage license bureau, all offices in this Commonwealth that provide State-funded programs primarily engaged in providing services to persons with disabilities and all armed forces recruitment centers.” 25 Pa. Cons. Stat. Ann. § 1325. Defendant Gary D. Alexander is the Secretary of the Department of Public Welfare (the “DPW”), which is a voter registration agency per the NVRA and Pennsylvania law. The DPW administers the following public assistance programs that, inter alia, are subject to the requirements of the NVRA: Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF), Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP or “food stamps”), State Emergency Relief, and Medicaid. Defendant Dr. Eli N. Avila is the Secretary of the Department of Health (the “DOH”), which is a voter registration agency per the NVRA and Pennsylvania law. The DOH administers the Women, Infants, and Children (“WIC”) program, which is subject to the requirements of the NVRA. Factual Allegations National Voter Registration Act of 1993 The NVRA, 42 U.S.C. § 1973gg et al., has as its purpose, “establishing procedures that will increase the number of eligible voters who register to vote in elections for federal office.” 42 U.S.C. § 1973gg(b)(1). In furtherance of that goal, the NVRA mandates that “each state shall designate as voter registration agencies . . . all offices in the State that provide public assistance . . . .” 42 U.S.C. § 1973gg-5(a)(2). Public assistance offices are required to be registration agencies because they serve persons who may be less likely than the general public to come into contact with the
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