It’s weird,” said one Republican, of West Virginia Governor Jim Justice, who is rarely seen at the state capitol building.
If you’re planning to vote on Nov. 5 but aren’t registered, you better hurry. Tuesday is the last day to register to vote in Virginia. Updates to your voter registration address also must be submitted by Tuesday.
Claims of “noncitizen voting” have caught on among Republicans, as Trump and his allies prime their supporters to deny a potential loss in November.
The Department of Justice (DOJ) announced a lawsuit against the state of Virginia for purging voter rolls on Friday. The department claims state officials violated the National Voter Registration Act of 1993 (NVRA) by challenging voters’ eligibility too close to the November election.
At issue is whether or not an executive order signed by Youngkin in August directing the Department of Elections to make “daily updates” to the state’s voter rolls and “remove individuals who are
Federal prosecutors said Virginia officials sought to remove voters too close to the Nov. 5 election and improperly included some eligible voters.
Tuesday is the last day to register or update your registration. If you miss the deadline, you can still vote in the November 5 election by casting a provisional ballot.
The DOJ recently filed a similar lawsuit against the state of Alabama over similar voter roll purges. The Justice Department seeks injunctive relief that "would restore the ability of impacted eligible voters to vote unimpeded on Election Day," the department said in a statement.
Republicans mischaracterized a lawsuit filed by the Justice Department to protect voters from being removed from voting lists too close to Election Day, CBS News' election law expert says.
Betsy Spath's registrar's office in Chesterfield County said her ballot was sent to her Midlothian address on September 20, but Spath said she never got it.
The U.S. Department of Justice has filed a lawsuit alleging that Virginia officials are violating federal election law by striking names from voter rolls within 90 days of the Nov. 5 election.