Voter roles

Spakovsky: DOJ is wrong, federal law doesn’t prevent states from removing aliens from voter rolls

The Biden-Harris Justice Department is wrong in claiming that federal law bars Virginia and other states from removing aliens from their voter rolls. And if the law DOJ cites is misinterpreted by a court to agree with the agency’s erroneous claim, then the law likely would be unconstitutional.

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Thousands of noncitizens removed from voter rolls, dozens of lawmakers want answers from Garland

Dozens of lawmakers in the House and Senate are calling for more information from the Justice Department about efforts to stop noncitizen voting in federal elections, which they call a “serious threat” to election integrity, citing officials in multiple states who have identified noncitizens on their voter rolls.

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DOJ’s new voter-roll guidance quietly issued; critic warns it may ‘intimidate’ election workers

The Department of Justice (DOJ) quietly published new guidelines addressing limits on when and how jurisdictions may remove voters from their voter rolls last week, a move to “intimidate” state and local election officials, says former DOJ attorney Gene Hamilton. 

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