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US Supreme Court revives Virginia's voter roll purge of 1,600 purported noncitizens

The US Supreme Court allowed Virginia to remove about 1,600 voter registrations suspected of being noncitizens.
The decision was made without comment from conservative justices, influencing next week's election.
Governor Youngkin described the ruling as a 'victory for common sense and election fairness.

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Virginia Allowed To Proceed With Purge Of 1,600 Voter Registrations, Per Supreme Court Decision

The Supreme Court’s conservative justices handed Republicans a temporary victory Wednesday, allowing Virginia to purge about 1,600 voter registrations just days before the presidential election. According to The New York Times, the court’s ruling aims to prevent people who are not U.S. citizens from voting, a move that state Republican officials and former President Donald Trump support after claiming that it is a concern. The case was place on …

Supreme Court allows purge of Virginia voter rolls

Gov. Glenn Youngkin (R) is purging some 1,600 people from state voter rolls days before the election

5 months ago·Washington, United States

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Alabama Political Reporter

U.S. Supreme Court allows Virginia to purge voter rolls

The U.S. Supreme Court Wednesday reversed a lower court decision to block the state of Virginia from purging 1,600 voters from its rolls. The Court was split along political lines, with the three liberal justices dissenting. None of the justices commented on their reasoning for supporting or opposing the ruling. Alabama is one of 25 states that signed on to a brief supporting Virginia, arguing that the court should not be allowed to intervene to…

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The Center Square

Supreme Court says Virginia can remove 'noncitizens' from voter rolls

(The Center Square) – The U.S. Supreme Court has granted Virginia’s emergency request to keep “noncitizens” off voter rolls, Attorney General Jason Miyares announced Wednesday morning via a social media

5 months ago·United States

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WABC

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Supreme Court allows Virginia to purge 1,600 individuals from voter rolls

The U.S. Supreme Court ruled on Wednesday that Virginia can continue with its purge of more than 1,600 voter registrations ahead of next week’s general election, that state officials say are held by non-citizens. The emergency decision is considered a victory for conservatives in Virginia and can possibly affect other states. In a 6-3 ruling, the high court reversed a lower court’s decision that put the program on hold and required the state to …

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World Socialist Web Site

US Supreme Court approves voter purge in Virginia

The right-wing Supreme Court supermajority intervened to allow the continuation of a Republican-backed program to summarily disqualify voters as suspected non-citizens.

5 months ago·United States

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