African Communities Together Join Lawsuit Against Virginia Board of Elections, Attorney General Following Purging Of Voter Registrations

By African Communities Together Photos: African Communities Together\YouTube Screenshots ALEXANDRIA, V.A.– African Communities Together has joined a lawsuit against the Virginia Board of Elections and Attorney General Jason Miyares, alleging multiple violations of the National Voter Registration Act of 1993 (NVRA). The lawsuit, originally filed on October 8, 2024, argues that the “Purge Program,” a voter removal effort by Virginia Governor Glenn Youngkin, violates the National Voter Registration Act of 1993 by blocking U.S. citizens from exercising their fundamental right to vote and illegally implementing a purge program during the “quiet period”. The lawsuit states: “The Purge Program systematically removes Virginians from the voter rolls shortly before the November 2024 general election based solely on the fact that they were at one point identified as a potential noncitizens—according to databases from the DMV or other sources— even if they have since become naturalized citizens and lawfully registered to vote or even if they are U.S.-born citizens who were mistakenly identified as noncitizens.” On August 7, 2024, three months before Election Day, Governor Glenn Youngkin signed an executive order (E.O. 35) that required state and local election officials to remove individuals from the state voter registration list if Department of Motor...