The DOJ has filed a lawsuit because Gov. Glenn Youngkin (R) signed an executive order that allegedly allowed him to illegally remove voters in Virginia.
The AP reported:
The lawsuit, filed Friday in U.S. District Court in Alexandria, says an executive order issued in August by Republican Gov. Glenn Youngkin requiring daily updates to voter rolls to remove ineligible voters violates federal law. The National Voter Registration Act requires a 90-day “quiet period” for voter roll maintenance before elections.
“Congress adopted the National Voter Registration Act’s grace period restriction to prevent error-prone, last-minute efforts that too often disenfranchise qualified voters,” Assistant U.S. Attorney General Kristen Clarke said in a statement. “The right to vote is the cornerstone of our democracy and the Department of Justice will continue to ensure the rights of qualified voters are protected.”
Youngkin could be trying to help Trump
in Virginia, but there are also important close state House races and state general elections.
With all of Trump's antics, this story doesn't get as much attention as before, but state-level Republican officials in the states they control have repeatedly tried to disenfranchise and make it harder to vote.
The Republicans' tricks haven't changed. For decades, the GOP has sought to reshape the electorate through voter suppression, and those efforts remain intense despite the intense focus on the presidential race.
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