DOJ Urges Supreme Court to Take Up Case That Could Lead to Preelection Vote Roll Cleanups

The DOJ is supporting the RNC’s appeal of a Ninth Circuit ruling that blocks Arizona’s requirement that voters prove they’re citizens when registering to vote.

A banner showing President Donald Trump at the Department of Justice in Washington on Feb. 21, 2026. Madalina Kilroy/The Epoch Times

The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) has urged the U.S. Supreme Court to hear a case that could determine whether states are allowed to remove noncitizens from their voter rolls in the 90 days leading up to an election.

In the case, the DOJ argues that the National Voter Registration Act (NVRA) of 1993 does not prevent states from taking noncitizens off voter rolls before elections.