The judge agreed with the Justice Department's position that more than 3,000 people were removed from the state's voter rolls too close to the election.

The judge agreed with the Justice Department’s position that more than 3,000 people were removed from the state’s voter rolls too close to the election.

A federal judge on Wednesday temporarily blocked Alabama’s voter removal program that flagged thousands of registered voters and accused them of illegally registering in the state.

The Justice Department sued the state of Alabama challenging the program aimed at removing voters from its election rolls, arguing it was too close to the Nov. 5 election.

The office of Alabama Secretary of State Wes Allen, a Republican, had referred to the program as “strategic efforts” to “remove noncitizens registered to vote” from the state’s voter rolls.

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  • N0body@lemmy.dbzer0.comEnglish
    42·
    20 days ago

    In the decision, U.S. District Judge Anna Manasco, who was nominated by former President Donald Trump in 2020, ruled that the state violated the National Voter Registration Act’s “quiet period” provision and ordered Allen to pause the voter removal program through the election.

    All this bullshit vote-rigging nonsense passed in state legislatures needs to be thrown out. At least in time for this election.

    What they are doing is blatant and illegal, and there is a mechanism to stop it.

    • Optional@lemmy.world
      8·
      20 days ago

      Yes, absolutely - but it was still roller-coaster-y to mis-read the headline and then realize they did the right thing. Those 3k voters will be able to vote in Nov.