According to the Associated Press, the Supreme Court’s conservative majority upheld Virginia’s voter registration purge, aimed at blocking non-citizens from voting.
One lifelong Virginian affected by the cancelation called it “a very bad October surprise.” The court’s decision, backed by Gov. Glenn Youngkin’s Republican administration, came despite a federal judge’s ruling that over 1,600 registrations were unlawfully purged.
Critics, including Protect Democracy, argued the purge mistakenly targeted eligible voters, citing cases like Nadra Wilson, a U.S. citizen whose registration was canceled. The National Voter Registration Act prohibits such last-minute purges, mandating a 90-day freeze before elections.
A similar case in Alabama revealed thousands of eligible citizens mistakenly labeled non-citizens.
