Virginia voter roll removal process violates federal law, groups allege — state fires back

A suit lodged against Virginia lawyer wide Jason Miyares and assorted authorities elections officials alleges that an effort to destruct noncitizens from elector registration rolls runs afoul of national law.

The suit refers to the elector rotation attraction effort arsenic a "Purge Program" and asserts that it violates the National Voter Registration Act.

Plaintiffs see the Virginia Coalition for Immigrant Rights, League of Women Voters of Virginia and the League of Women Voters of Virginia Education Fund.

VIRGINIA'S IN-PERSON EARLY VOTING BEGINS AS ELECTION SEASON PICKS UP STEAM

Stickers that work "Presidential Election I Voted 2024" are displayed connected a array connected the archetypal time of Virginia's in-person aboriginal voting astatine Long Bridge Park Aquatics and Fitness Center connected Sept. 20, 2024, successful Arlington, Virginia.  (Andrew Harnik/Getty Images)

"Less than 60 days ago, Defendants announced the latest mentation of an effort to instrumentality an ongoing programme to systematically region definite voters from the rolls. But national instrumentality mandates that nary specified elector cancelation oregon database attraction programs whitethorn beryllium conducted during the 90-day ‘quiet period’ earlier an election," the suit reads. 

"It is an illegal, discriminatory, and error-ridden programme that has directed the cancelation of elector registrations of naturalized U.S. citizens and jeopardizes the rights of countless others," the suit claims.

YOUNGKIN MANDATES ALL PAPER BALLOTS FOR PRESIDENTIAL ELECTIONS IN VIRGINIA

A illustration ballot is displayed connected the archetypal time of Virginia's in-person aboriginal voting astatine Long Bridge Park Aquatics and Fitness Center connected Sept. 20, 2024, successful Arlington, Virginia. (Andrew Harnik/Getty Images)

Christian Martinez, a spokesperson for Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin (R), has defended the process.

"Every measurement successful the established database attraction process is mandated by Virginia instrumentality and begins aft an idiosyncratic indicates they are not a citizen. The DMV is mandated by instrumentality to nonstop accusation astir individuals who bespeak they are a noncitizen successful DMV transactions to (the authorities elections office)," Martinez noted, according to The Associated Press. "Anyone spreading misinformation astir it is either ignoring Virginia instrumentality oregon is trying to undermine it due to the fact that they privation noncitizens to vote."

THOUSANDS OF NONCITIZENS REMOVED FROM VOTER ROLLS, DOZENS OF LAWMAKERS WANT ANSWERS FROM GARLAND

A illustration ballot and a voting motion are displayed connected the archetypal time of Virginia's in-person aboriginal voting astatine Long Bridge Park Aquatics and Fitness Center connected Sept. 20, 2024, successful Arlington, Virginia. (Andrew Harnik/Getty Images)

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The AP besides reported that Shaun Kenney, a spokesperson for the lawyer general, noted via email, "We consciousness assured successful the presumption the Department of Elections has taken and basal acceptable to defend."

Early voting successful Virginia for the 2024 elections began past month.