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Oct 14, 2024 · In response, Youngkin said he was enforcing a 2006 law signed by then-Governor Tim Kaine and called the lawsuit unprecedented and a politically motivated action to interfere with Virginia's elections.
DOJ sues Virginia for removing voters from rolls too …
Oct 15, 2024 · The Justice Department is suing to stop Virginia from removing voters from rolls too close to election, but Gov. Youngkin defends the practice. Hurricane-prone states The day in pictures Get the ...
DOJ sues Virginia over voter roll purge - Yahoo News
Oct 11, 2024 · The Department of Justice (DOJ) announced a lawsuit against the state of Virginia for purging voter rolls on Friday. The department claims state officials violated the National Voter Registration Act of 1993 (NVRA) by challenging voters’ eligibility too close to the November election. “As the National Voter Registration Act mandates, officials across the country should …
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Oct 25, 2024 · The department filed a lawsuit against the Commonwealth of Virginia, its State Board of Elections and its Commissioner of Elections on Oct. 11 alleging that the Commonwealth’s voter list maintenance program, as announced by Virginia’s Governor on Aug. 7, violated Section 8(c)(2) of the National Voter Registration Act of 1993 (NVRA) by ...
Biden administration sues Virginia over voter purge program
Oct 12, 2024 · In court filings Friday, the Justice Department said that Virginia’s purge program, formalized in an August executive order by Republican Gov. Glenn Youngkin, violates the National Voter ...
US Dept. of Justice Sues Virginia Over Youngkin Administration’s ...
Oct 12, 2024 · Good to see the US Department of Justice “fil[ing] a lawsuit against the State of Virginia, Virginia State Board of Elections and Virginia Commissioner of Elections to challenge a systematic state program aimed at removing voters from its election rolls too close to the Nov. 5 general election in violation of the National Voter Registration Act of 1993 (NVRA).”
US sues Virginia over alleged violation of federal election law
Oct 11, 2024 · The U.S. Department of Justice said Friday that it had sued the state of Virginia for violating the federal prohibition on systematic efforts to remove voters within 90 days of an election.
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Oct 11, 2024 · Governor Glenn Youngkin Issues Statement on Noncitizen Voting Lawsuit Filed by the Biden-Harris Department of Justice. RICHMOND, VA— Governor Glenn Youngkin, after being notified this afternoon that the Biden-Harris Department of Justice was filing a lawsuit against the Commonwealth of Virginia, released the following statement: "With less than 30 days until the …
DOJ Sues Virginia Over Removing Non-Citizens From Voter Rolls …
Oct 13, 2024 · The Department of Justice has sued Virginia over removing non-citizens from its voter rolls ahead of the November election. The DOJ announced the suit Friday against the Commonwealth of Virginia, the Virginia State Board of Elections, and the Virginia Commissioner of Elections for allegedly violating the National Voter Registration Act of 1993. The NVRA …
DOJ sues Virginia over alleged voter roll purges too close to
Oct 11, 2024 · The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) is suing the state of Virginia, alleging it has violated a federal law that prohibits the removal of people from voter rolls within 90 days of an election.
US Justice Dept sues Virginia for violating federal election law
Oct 11, 2024 · WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The U.S. Department of Justice said on Friday it sued the state of Virginia for violating the federal prohibition on systematic efforts to remove voters within 90 days of an ...
Justice Department accuses Virginia of illegally striking voters off ...
Oct 12, 2024 · — The U.S. Department of Justice filed a lawsuit against Virginia election officials Friday that accuses the state of striking names from voter rolls in violation of federal election law.
DOJ sues Virginia over voter roll purge - MSN
The Department of Justice (DOJ) announced a lawsuit against the state of Virginia for purging voter rolls on Friday. The department claims state officials violated the National Voter Registration ...
US sues Virginia election board for removing voters from …
Oct 12, 2024 · The US Department of Justice (DOJ) announced Friday that it filed a lawsuit against the Virginia Board of Elections (VBE) and the state commissioner of elections, claiming a state program allegedly violated federal voter registration requirements. The lawsuit alleges the program violated the “q uiet period” provision of the National Voter Registration Act of 1993 …