The Supreme Court will hear arguments Jan. 10 in the disputed practice, which generally pits Democrats against Republicans. The state "purges registered voters who are still eligible to vote," former and current Ohio elections officials said in a brief supporting the voters. At the Supreme Court, voting cases often split the court's liberal and conservative justices. A dozen mainly Democratic states also want the Supreme Court to declare that Ohio's system violates federal law. If they do nothing, their names eventually fall off the list of registered voters.

Source: ABC News December 31, 2017 13:30 UTC