DOJ Sues Virginia for Purging Voter Rolls Close to Election

The Justice Department filed a similar lawsuit against the state of Alabama in September.
DOJ Sues Virginia for Purging Voter Rolls Close to Election
Voters work on their ballots at a polling station at the Elena Bozeman Government Center in Arlington, Va., on Sept. 20, 2024. AFP via Getty Images
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The Department of Justice (DOJ) filed a lawsuit against Virginia on Oct. 11, alleging that the state violated federal law by removing potential noncitizen voters from the rolls too close to the general election.

In a court filing, the DOJ alleged that Virginia’s voter removal program violated the “Quiet Period Provision” in the National Voter Registration Act, which requires that states complete their programs for removing ineligible voters from active rolls no later than 90 days before an election.