Justice Department sues Alabama saying state is purging voter rolls too close to election
Source: AP
Updated 6:59 PM EDT, September 27, 2024
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) The U.S. Justice Department filed a lawsuit Friday against Alabama and its top election official, accusing the state of illegally purging people from voter rolls too close to the November election.
Federal officials said the purge violates the quiet period provision of the National Voter Registration Act that prohibits the systemic removal of names from voter rolls 90 days before a federal election.
Republican Secretary of State Wes Allen in August announced an initiative to remove noncitizens registered to vote in Alabama. More than 3,000 people who had been previously issued noncitizen identification numbers will have their voter registration status made inactive and flagged for possible removal from the voter rolls. The Justice Department said both native-born and naturalized U.S. citizens, who are eligible to vote, received the letters saying their voting status was being made inactive.
The right to vote is one of the most sacred rights in our democracy, Assistant Attorney General Kristen Clarke, who heads the Justice Departments Civil Rights Division, said in a statement. As Election Day approaches, it is critical that Alabama redress voter confusion resulting from its list maintenance mailings sent in violation of federal law.
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Wow. I expect they might end up doing the same to NC with their purge announcement - https://www.democraticunderground.com/10143313603
Did not realize NVRA had that "not less than 90 days before" provision!
Think. Again.
(17,907 posts)Diraven
(1,044 posts)Are specifically targeting literally all naturalized citizens. They don't even bother to check naturalization records, basically if there's any record that shows that someone in their state was ever a non-citizen, their voter registration is automatically cancelled.
gab13by13
(25,221 posts)BumRushDaShow
(142,215 posts)is doing her job under DOJ as Assistant Attorney General for Civil Rights and is responsible for this function. NOT the head of the Department.
https://www.justice.gov/crt/meet-assistant-attorney-general
wolfie001
(3,623 posts)Calling the balls and strikes. I hope he strokes out soon. "Praying" for the moment.
BumRushDaShow
(142,215 posts)which the "John Lewis Voting Rights Act" would do if we can just get it past the Senate.
wolfie001
(3,623 posts)ecstatic
(34,367 posts)We have no shot at Alabama but we have a shot in NC.
BumRushDaShow
(142,215 posts)then NC should be okay. But a problem with NC is that right now, the RNC is suing the state to try to remove 200+ thousand MORE names.