>>Supreme Court May Decide Fate Of 1,600 Allegedly Illegal Voter Registrations In Virginia
(Richmond, VA) -- Virginia has asked the U.S. Supreme Court to allow the removal of 1,600 voters from its rolls, whom it believes are noncitizens. Thomas cage reports...Preview: VOICER SCRIPT:
Governor Glenn Youngkin's program to remove noncitizens from the voter rolls was deemed illegal by a federal judge and a federal appeals court. The court ruled that Virginia's process for removing voters did not provide proof that those purged were actually noncitizens. The state is required to restore the registrations of the 1,600 voters, as the removal process was found to be flawed and potentially disenfranchising legitimate voters. The appeals court emphasized that while the state can remove noncitizens from the voter rolls, it must do so through an individualized process rather than a systematic one.