Virginia has requested the U.S. Supreme Court's intervention to allow the removal of approximately 1,600 voters from its rolls, believed to be noncitizens. This request follows a federal appeals court's unanimous decision upholding a federal judge's order to restore the registrations of these voters, who were allegedly purged under an executive order by the state's Republican governor.
Gov. Glenn Youngkin initiated the removals to prevent noncitizens from voting, but a U.S. District Judge ruled the program illegal under federal law due to its systematic purging of voters during a 90-day 'quiet period' before the November election.
