A federal judge on Friday ordered Virginia to return to its voter rolls names that were recently purged, including many who may not be citizens.
U.S. District Judge Patricia Tolliver Giles, an appointee of President Joe Biden, issued the four-page order instructing Virginia to cease any systemic program to remove names from the rolls fewer than 90 days before the election, restore almost all the names already removed and inform individuals who were removed that they’ve been reinstated.
“For the reasons stated in open court, the Court finds that Plaintiffs have established the four elements of the Winter test for preliminary injunctive relief,” the judge said in the order.
