Alexandria, Va. — Today, the Virginia Coalition for Immigrant Rights (VACIR), the League of Women Voters of Virginia (LWVVA), and African Communities Together (ACT) successfully defended new citizens who were unfairly targeted in Virginia’s illegal and last-minute purge program. A judge just ruled to temporarily halt the program and put voters back on the rolls.
The plaintiffs are represented by the Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law, Campaign Legal Center (CLC), Protect Democracy Project, and Advancement Project.
Statement from Ryan Snow from the Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law:
“The ruling is a big victory. All of the eligible voters who were wrongfully purged from the voter rolls will now be able to cast their ballots. No one should mess with a citizen’s right to vote.”
“The judge stopped the outrageous mass purge of eligible voters in Virginia. The judge carefully considered the extensive record Plaintiffs put forth on a very short timeline and found that Virginia’s Purge Program clearly violates the National Voter Registration Act.”
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