The Justice Department has filed a lawsuit against Alabama for its recent attempt to remove over 3,000 names from its voter rolls. The state's GOP Secretary of State announced the removal of individuals identified as noncitizens, despite the possibility that some may have become naturalized citizens eligible to vote.
The lawsuit, filed in federal court, argues that Alabama's voter roll purge violates the National Voter Registration Act, which mandates a 90-day quiet period before removing ineligible voters from the lists. The DOJ contends that the purge has confused and deterred eligible U.S. citizens from voting, potentially disenfranchising them just weeks before the upcoming federal election.
