Justice Department Sues Virginia For Purging Voters Just Before Election

Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin speaks at the Republican National Convention in July. The Justice Department sued Virginia election officials for purging voters from the rolls too close to the Nov. 5 election. (Credit: Scott Olson/Getty Images)

The Justice Department sued election officials in Virginia, alleging that a state program is purging voters from the rolls too close to the November 5 presidential election.

The suit, filed Friday in federal court in Alexandria, Va., claims an executive order signed by Gov. Glenn Youngkin in August to make daily updates to election lists to strike eligible voters violates a section of the National Voting Rights Act.