A federal judge on Friday granted a Department of Justice request to block Virginia from systematically removing alleged noncitizens from the voter rolls this close to an election.
"All of the eligible voters who were wrongfully purged from the voter rolls will now be able to cast their ballots," Snow said.
The Justice Department said in a previous filing that 43 people removed from rolls in Prince William County were likely U.S. citizens.
States are barred from systematically removing people from voters rolls within 90 days of an election under the National Voter Registration Act.
A lawyer for the state of Virginia, Charles Cooper, defended the program in court Thursday, arguing, “There are going to be hundreds of noncitizens back on these rolls.
Persons:
Patricia Giles, “, ” Giles, Ryan Snow, Snow, Prince William County, Judge Giles, Glenn Youngkin, ”, Charles Cooper
Organizations:
Justice, U.S, ’, Civil, Justice Department, Gov, Appeals, Supreme, Republican, Department of Motor Vehicles
Locations:
Virginia, Prince William