The U.S. Department of Justice is suing the state of Virginia, accusing it of excluding noncitizens from its voter rolls too close to Election Day.
of complaint It alleges that the state election board and Virginia Elections Commissioner Susan Beals violated federal law. National Voter Registration Act (NVRA) requires states to complete their retention programs at least 90 days before an election under a provision known as the quiet period provision.
The agency followed Republican Gov. Glenn Youngkin's announcement and implementation of an executive order requiring election officials to regularly update the state's voter list to remove individuals “identified as noncitizens.” The lawsuit alleges that the company violated the NVRA. Ask them to confirm their citizenship within 14 days.
Under Youngkin's executive order, Virginia laid off 6,303 people.
“The executive order formalized the program and announced that from January 2022 to July 2024, 6,303 individuals were removed from the rolls following the same process,” the complaint states.
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Virginia Governor Glenn Youngkin speaks at the Republican National Convention at the Fiserv Forum in Milwaukee on July 15th. (Eva Marie Uzcategui/Bloomberg via Getty Images)
The complaint notes that voters who answered “no” to citizenship status questions on certain documents filed with the state Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV) were identified as potential non-citizens.
“This systematic voter removal program that states are conducting within 90 days of the next federal election violates quiet period provisions,” the Justice Department said.
In a statement, Yorgkin pushed back against the Justice Department's lawsuit, calling it “politically motivated.”
“With less than 30 days until the election, the Biden-Harris Department of Justice has filed a lawsuit against Virginia for properly enforcing a 2006 law signed by Democrat Tim Kaine that requires Virginia to exclude noncitizens from voting. is filing an unprecedented lawsuit against the state of Virginia.'' Rolling is a process that begins when someone declares themselves a non-citizen and registers to vote,'' Youngkins said.
“Virginians, and Americans, will see this for exactly what it is: a desperate attempt to attack the legitimacy of elections in the very crucible of American democracy, the Commonwealth,” he said.
Younkin vowed to “defend these common sense measures” and promised that the state's elections would be “secure and fair.”
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“With the support of the Attorney General, we will defend the common sense measures we are legally required to take, using every means available to us,” he said. “Virginia's elections will be safe and fair, and we cannot stand idly by as this politically motivated action attempts to interfere with our elections.”
A volunteer holds stickers to hand out to voters at a polling place on Election Day in Stamford, Connecticut. (AP Photo/Jessica Hill)
Sen. Mike Lee, R-Utah; I wrote to X The Justice Department's lawsuit calls it “election interference.”
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“The Biden-Harris administration is interfering in elections,” he wrote. “They are harassing states that are trying to prevent non-citizens from voting. This is a lawless abuse of power.”
The Justice Department's lawsuit against Virginia comes after the Justice Department sued Alabama and Republican Secretary of State Wes Allen over the state's voter purge program targeting noncitizen voters.
The Justice Department also sued the state of Alabama and Republican Secretary of State Wes Allen over the state's voter purge scheme. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana)
The Justice Department is seeking injunctive relief to “restore the ability of affected voters to vote unimpeded on Election Day” and “bar any future violations of the quiet period,” the Justice Department said in a statement. Ta.
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The department also said, “To address confusion and mistrust among voters who have been accused of being unpatriotic, the department will send remedial mailings to educate voters about restoring their rights and proper training of local officials and poll workers.” I'm also looking for that.”
FOX News Digital has reached out to Youngkin for comment.
