A federal judge in Virginia ruled on Friday to restore the voter registrations of more than 1,600 individuals who had been removed for being ‘non-citizens’ following an executive order from Governor Glenn Youngkin.
The Youngkin administration had canceled the registrations, citing concerns that these voters were non-U.S. citizens, an action aligned with ballot security measures outlined in an August executive order.
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Following the decision Friday, Governor Youngkin issued a statement criticizing the ruling, stating:
“Let’s be clear about what just happened: only eleven days before a Presidential election, a federal judge ordered Virginia to reinstate over 1,500 individuals–who self-identified themselves as noncitizens–back onto the voter rolls. Almost all these individuals had previously presented immigration documents confirming their noncitizen status, a fact recently verified by federal authorities.
Youngkin also pointed to a 2006 Virginia law signed by then-Governor Tim Kaine, which he said includes specific processes for removing noncitizens from voter rolls, along with safeguards such as same-day registration for U.S. citizens casting provisional ballots.
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The Governor announced that Virginia would petition the Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals for an emergency stay, with plans to escalate to the U.S. Supreme Court if necessary.
“Virginia will immediately petition the Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals and, if necessary, the U.S. Supreme Court, for an emergency stay of the injunction,” said Youngkin.
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