During an appearance on Fox News’ “Sunday Morning Futures” with Maria Bartiromo, Virginia Lt. Governor Winsome Sears revealed how many noncitizens were found on the state’s voter rolls.

As 100 Percent Fed Up reported, the U.S. Department of Justice sued the State of Virginia, the Virginia State Board of Elections, and the Virginia Commissioner of Elections for allegedly purging noncitizens from its voter rolls too close to November’s election.

Justice Department Sues Another State Following Effort To Purge Voter Rolls Of Noncitizens

The Justice Department alleged the voter roll purge violated the National Voter Registration Act of 1993 (NVRA).

“Section 8(c)(2) of the NVRA, also known as the Quiet Period Provision, requires states to complete systematic programs aimed at removing the names of ineligible voters from voter registration lists no later than 90 days before federal elections,” the Justice Department stated in a press release.

“The Quiet Period Provision applies to certain systematic programs carried out by states that are aimed at striking names from voter registration lists based on a perceived failure to meet initial eligibility requirements — including citizenship — at the time of registration,” it added.

“As the National Voter Registration Act mandates, officials across the country should take heed of the law’s crystal clear and unequivocal restrictions on systematic list maintenance efforts that fall within 90 days of an election,” said Assistant Attorney General Kristen Clarke of the Justice Department’s Civil Rights Division.

“By cancelling voter registrations within 90 days of Election Day, Virginia places qualified voters in jeopardy of being removed from the rolls and creates the risk of confusion for the electorate. Congress adopted the National Voter Registration Act’s quiet period restriction to prevent error-prone, eleventh hour efforts that all too often disenfranchise qualified voters. The right to vote is the cornerstone of our democracy and the Justice Department will continue to ensure that the rights of qualified voters are protected,” Clarke added.

"How many people are on the voter rolls that shouldn't be there right now?" Bartiromo asked.

"What we found, over 6,000, maybe 6,300 I believe, people who identify that they're not citizens and yet they're on voter rolls," Sears responded.

"So they have 14 days to prove that they are actually eligible to vote," she continued.

"We found people who have been dead since 1960 who were still on the voter rolls," Sears added.

WATCH:

In related news, a federal judge temporarily blocked Alabama’s program to remove noncitizens registered to vote in the state.

GOP-Led State’s Effort To Purge Voter Rolls Of Noncitizens Blocked By Federal Judge

U.S. District Judge Anna Manasco ruled that the state violated the National Voter Registration Act’s “quiet period” provision.

Manasco ordered Wes Allen, Alabama’s Republican secretary of state, to “pause the voter removal program through the election.”

 

Join The Conversation. Leave a Comment.


We have no tolerance for comments containing violence, racism, profanity, vulgarity, doxing, or discourteous behavior. If a comment is spam, instead of replying to it please click the ∨ icon below and to the right of that comment. Thank you for partnering with us to maintain fruitful conversation.