The U.S. Supreme Court just started its term. But it’s been slammed with emergency cases.
And now the U.S. Supreme Court has handed down yet another massive election ruling.
Some states like Texas, Florida, Tennessee, and Virginia have been working overtime to clean up their voter rolls of any invalid registrations, whether the reason is due to a move or failure to confirm a residential address from within the state. Cleaning voter rolls should be a non-issue, but in today’s political climate it is an issue.
The Democrats have been waging law-fare against Republican Governors who are directing their states to clean up the voter rolls, especially if the Democrats deem it too close to the election to be considered “fair.” There is a federal law that voter roll cleaning must not be conducted within 90 days of an election, but even the efforts to clean voter rolls outside of that window are contested by the Left.
Texas announced they had purged more than a million invalid registrations, outside of the 90 day window, and the Biden-Harris DOJ still sued the state of Texas for acting within their state rights. That lawsuit against Texas was unsuccessful and thrown out as a result.
Now, in Virginia, the U.S. Supreme Court has ruled that Virginia is well within their rights to remove around 1,600 people who admitted to being noncitizens from the Virginia state voter rolls.
This is yet another Biden-Harris DOJ lawsuit loss, just like the one in Texas. Legal experts have noted just how aggressive the Biden-Harris DOJ has been regarding this election, which is no surprise considering it’s the most hotly contested election in decades.
Supreme Court Allows Virginia to Remove Noncitizens from Voter Rolls
On Wednesday, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled in favor of Virginia’s decision to remove individuals identified as noncitizens from its voter rolls. This decision came after the justices paused a lower court’s order that had been preventing officials from removing approximately 1,600 individuals who had “self-identified” as noncitizens.
The ruling was not unanimous. Justices Sonia Sotomayor, Ketanji Brown Jackson, and Elena Kagan dissented from the majority opinion, expressing concerns about the implications of the decision.
🚨BREAKING: The US Supreme Court has ruled that Virginia will be allowed to continue its purge of over 1,600 non-citizens from its voter rolls after the DOJ sued to stop the action.
— Charlie Kirk (@charliekirk11) October 30, 2024
Virginia officials argued that the injunction imposed by the lower court was problematic for several reasons. They contended that it infringed upon the state’s sovereignty, could lead to voter confusion, and would burden election administrators. Moreover, the state claimed that it might inadvertently encourage noncitizens to believe they were eligible to vote, a misunderstanding that could result in legal consequences and undermine the voting rights of eligible citizens.
The legal battle began when the Department of Justice (DOJ) filed a lawsuit against Virginia on October 12, further escalating the debate surrounding voter eligibility and state voting laws. This Supreme Court decision marks a significant development in the ongoing discussions about voter registration practices in the United States.
The Republican Governor of Virginia congratulated his state Attorney General, Mr. Jason Miyares, for winning the court case and said he was “pleased” by the Supreme Court order. He added that it is a “victory” for commonsense policies during an important election season.
“We are pleased by the Supreme Court’s order today. This is a victory for commonsense and election fairness. I am grateful for the work of Attorney General (Jason Miyares) on this critical fight to protect the fundamental rights of U.S. citizens. Clean voter rolls are one important part of a comprehensive approach we are taking to ensure the fairness of our elections,” Republican Governor Glenn Youngkin said.
We are pleased by the Supreme Court’s order today. This is a victory for commonsense and election fairness. I am grateful for the work of Attorney General @JasonMiyaresVA on this critical fight to protect the fundamental rights of U.S. citizens. Clean voter rolls are one…
— Glenn Youngkin (@GlennYoungkin) October 30, 2024
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