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DOJ sues Alabama, state’s high election official for allegedly purging noncitizen voters too near election

Editorial Board Published September 29, 2024
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The Division of Justice sued the State of Alabama and its high election official, alleging that that they had eliminated voters who had beforehand been issued noncitizen identification numbers from its election rolls too near election day.

Noncitizen identification numbers are a tax-processing quantity issued by the Inner Income Service (IRS) to make sure that folks—together with undocumented immigrants—pay taxes. Together with paying taxes, noncitizen identification numbers can present authorized migrants with securing a driver’s license and offering proof of residency.

After being sworn into workplace in January, Alabama Secretary of State Wes Allen set to work to determine and take away 3,251 people who’re registered to vote in Alabama who’ve been issued noncitizen identification numbers by the Division of Homeland Safety.

“I have been clear that I will not tolerate the participation of noncitizens in our elections,” Allen beforehand mentioned in a launch. “I have even gone so far as to testify before a United States Senate Committee regarding the importance of this issue. We have examined the current voter file in an attempt to identify anyone who appears on that list that has been issued a noncitizen identification number.”  

ALABAMA ELECTION OFFICIALS SAYS BIDEN EXECUTIVE ORDER GIVES ILLEGAL IMMIGRANTS ‘MECHANISM’ TO REGISTER TO VOTE

Alabama Secretary of State Wes Allen, testify throughout a listening to earlier than the Senate Guidelines and Administration Committee at Russell Senate Workplace Constructing on Capitol Hill on March 12, 2024, in Washington, DC.  (Alex Wong/Getty Photos)

Now, the DOJ is pushing again and has filed a lawsuit in opposition to Alabama and Allen.

The company argued that Allen violated the Nationwide Voter Registration Act of 1993 (NVRA), which requires states to finish any adjustments to the voter registration lists no later than 90 days earlier than federal elections.

Allen applied the adjustments 84 days earlier than, the DOJ alleged.

Indicators directing voters are seen exterior a polling place on March 5, 2024, in Mountain Brook, Alabama. (Elijah Nouvelage/Getty Photos)

“The right to vote is one of the most sacred rights in our democracy,” Assistant Lawyer Normal Kristen Clarke of the Justice Division’s Civil Rights Division mentioned in a press release. “As Election Day approaches, it’s important that Alabama redress voter confusion ensuing from its listing upkeep mailings despatched in violation of federal regulation.

ALABAMA SECRETARY OF STATE ALLEN ANNOUNCES WITHDRAWAL FROM VOTER REGISTRATION GROUP

The DOJ additionally alleged that Allen’s removing of voter registration additionally impacted natural-born residents who had been incorrectly recognized as potential noncitizens.

The Justice Division seeks injunctive aid that “would restore the ability of impacted eligible voters to vote unimpeded on Election Day,” the division mentioned in a press release.

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“The department also seeks remedial mailings to educate eligible voters concerning the restoration of their rights and adequate training of local officials and poll workers to address confusion and distrust among eligible voters accused of being noncitizens,” the company mentioned.

“As to the question regarding the Department of Justice’s lawsuit, this office does not comment on pending litigation where the Secretary of State is a named defendant.”

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