The Department of Justice (DOJ) has filed a lawsuit against “the State of Virginia, the Virginia State Board of Elections, and the Virginia State Board of Elections” over the state's implementation of a 2006 law that removed noncitizens from voter lists. He announced that he would wake up.
In a press release Friday, the Department of Justice said: I wrote The removal of voters from the “elector roll” as the next presidential election approaches is prohibited under Section 8(c)(2) of the National Voter Registration Act (NVRA) of 1993, also known as the “quiet period” provision. It was claimed that this was in violation of the “known” law.
Under Section 8(c)(2) of the NVRA, states must “complete a systematic program” to “remove the names of ineligible voters from voter registration lists no later than 90 days before a federal election.” is required, the Justice Department added.
Section 8(c)(2) of the NVRA, also known as the quiet period provision, provides a systematic policy designed to remove the names of ineligible voters from voter registration lists up to 90 days before a federal election. Requires states to complete the program. Quiet period clauses are certain systematic measures implemented by states for the purpose of removing names from voter registration lists based on their failure to meet initial eligibility requirements, including citizenship, at the time of registration. Applies to programs.
The Justice Department's lawsuit follows Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin (R). issued The August executive order requires “all registrars” to “register noncitizens who register to vote in local, state, or federal elections under false pretense of being citizens, including by forging or forging documents.” “cancellation'' was required. Other fraudulent registration methods. ”
In announcing the executive order, Youngkin said that approximately “79,867 deceased voters” will be removed from the voter list in 2023, and approximately “6,303 non-citizens” will be removed from the voter list between January 2022 and July 2024. It was revealed that he had been removed from the voter list.
Assistant Attorney General Kristen Clark of the Justice Department's Civil Rights Division said that “cancelling voter registration within 90 days” of an election puts “eligible voters” in the state at risk of being “removed from the rolls.” He explained that
“As required by the National Voter Registration Act, officials across the country should be mindful of the law's clear and unequivocal limitations on organized list maintenance efforts within 90 days after an election,” Clark said in a statement. There is,” he said. “By canceling voter registration within 90 days of Election Day, Virginia risks removing voters from the rolls and creating a risk of voter confusion. We adopted quiet period limits in the National Voter Registration Act to prevent error-prone 11th-hour efforts that often result in disenfranchisement.”
Yonkin answered In a press release, former U.S. Sen. Tim Kaine labeled the Justice Department's lawsuit “an unprecedented lawsuit against him and the Commonwealth of Virginia for properly enforcing the 2006 law.” Democratic Party of Virginia) signed the bill. As Governor of Virginia.
“Virginians and Americans will understand this for what it is,” Youngkin added. “A desperate attempt to attack the legitimacy of elections in the very crucible of American democracy, the Commonwealth. We will defend it by any means necessary.”
Yonkin added that the state's elections will be “secure and fair,” and said, “We will not stand idly by as this politically motivated action attempts to interfere in our elections.”
