The Supreme Court Just Carved an Outrageous Loophole Into a Major Voting Rights Law
SlateThe Supreme Court decided Wednesday that at least 1,600 people—including some known to be U.S. citizens with every right to vote—can be removed from Virginia’s voter rolls before Election Day. A federal statute, the National Voter Registration Act of 1993, outlawed any state “program” that “systematically” removes “ineligible voters from the official lists of eligible voters” starting 90 days before a federal election. And not just any federal law, but the National Voter Registration Act, a landmark statute designed to safeguard citizens’ fundamental right to vote. What’s arguably most frightening about Wednesday’s order is that it unleashes other states to ignore the National Voter Registration Act as well, just when the law provides its strongest protections to voters.
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Here’s What’s Been Going On at the Supreme Court While We’ve All Been Distracted
Slate
Supreme Court allows Virginia to cancel hundreds of voter registrations before Election Day
The Independent
"Disgraceful": Experts warn "wrongheaded" SCOTUS Virginia voter purge ruling is an "ominous" sign
Salon
Supreme Court OKs Virginia GOP’s last-minute bid to purge alleged noncitizens from voter rolls
LA Times
Virginia Governor’s Voter Purge Rejected On Appeal
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More than 1,600 voters have registration revoked under Virginia program targeting noncitizens
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