Governor Glenn Youngkin
The Justice Division on Friday introduced it’s suing the state of Virginia for eradicating non-citizens from its voter rolls.
“The Justice Division introduced at present that it has filed a lawsuit in opposition to the State of Virginia, Virginia State Board of Elections and Virginia Commissioner of Elections to problem a scientific state program aimed toward eradicating voters from its election rolls too near the Nov. 5 common election in violation of the Nationwide Voter Registration Act of 1993 (NVRA),” the DOJ introduced.
“Part 8(c)(2) of the NVRA, also called the Quiet Interval Provision, requires states to finish systematic packages aimed toward eradicating the names of ineligible voters from voter registration lists no later than 90 days earlier than federal elections. The Quiet Interval Provision applies to sure systematic packages carried out by states which are aimed toward putting names from voter registration lists based mostly on a perceived failure to satisfy preliminary eligibility necessities — together with citizenship — on the time of registration,” the DOJ mentioned.
“Because the Nationwide Voter Registration Act mandates, officers throughout the nation ought to take heed of the legislation’s crystal clear and unequivocal restrictions on systematic checklist upkeep efforts that fall inside 90 days of an election,” mentioned Assistant Legal professional Common Kristen Clarke of the Justice Division’s Civil Rights Division. “By cancelling voter registrations inside 90 days of Election Day, Virginia locations certified voters in jeopardy of being faraway from the rolls and creates the danger of confusion for the voters. Congress adopted the Nationwide Voter Registration Act’s quiet interval restriction to stop error-prone, eleventh hour efforts that every one too typically disenfranchise certified voters. The suitable to vote is the cornerstone of our democracy and the Justice Division will proceed to make sure that the rights of certified voters are protected.”
The lawsuit comes two months after Virginia Governor Glenn Youngkin (R) issued an government order that codifies election safety procedures to guard the 2024 election in opposition to intentional fraud.
Governor Youngkin’s insurance policies embody:
** We use 100% paper ballots with a strict chain of custody.
** We use counting machines, not voting machines, which are examined prior to each election and by no means linked to the web.
** We don’t mass mail ballots.
** We monitor our drop bins 24/7.
** We confirm the authorized presence and id of voters utilizing DMV knowledge and different trusted knowledge sources to replace our voter rolls each day.
Governor Glenn Youngkin responded to the DOJ’s lawsuit:
With lower than 30 days till the election, the Biden-Harris Division of Justice is submitting an unprecedented lawsuit in opposition to me and the Commonwealth of Virginia, for appropriately implementing a 2006 legislation signed by Democrat Tim Kaine that requires Virginia to take away noncitizens from the voter rolls – a course of that begins with somebody declaring themselves a non-citizen after which registering to vote. Virginians – and Individuals – will see this for precisely what it’s: a determined try and assault the legitimacy of the elections within the Commonwealth, the very crucible of American Democracy. With the assist of our Legal professional Common, we’ll defend these commonsense steps, that we’re legally required to take, with each useful resource obtainable to us. Virginia’s election shall be safe and honest, and I cannot stand idly by as this politically motivated motion tries to intrude in our elections, interval.
