Supreme Court clears way for Virginia to remove 1,600 alleged noncitizens from voter rolls

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57. Correct. Which is one of several reasons it is an indefensible order.

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You have to be a US citizen to register in Virginia. The problem arises in several ways. Sometimes a person doesn't check the box on the registration form that says they are a citizen because they simply failed to see it. Other times, they check the box, but other records maintained by the state contradict that claim. While that might reflect an attempt to knowingly register despite not being a citizen, it often is the result of the records being in correct or out of date. Youngkin's order directed daily purging, so in effect someone who submits their registration form and doesn't check the box is weeded out the next day. Of course, that person might have inadvertently failed to check the box despite actually being a citizen -- there are reports of that happening not infrequently.

No third party was challenging the specific registrations. The purging was being carried out pursuant to Virginia state law and an executive order from Youngkin. The parties to the case were a private entity that defends the right to vote on one side, urging the court to put the purging on hold, and state officials on the other side.