The judge agreed with the Justice Department's position that more than 3,000 people were removed from the state's voter rolls too close to the election.

The judge agreed with the Justice Department’s position that more than 3,000 people were removed from the state’s voter rolls too close to the election.

A federal judge on Wednesday temporarily blocked Alabama’s voter removal program that flagged thousands of registered voters and accused them of illegally registering in the state.

The Justice Department sued the state of Alabama challenging the program aimed at removing voters from its election rolls, arguing it was too close to the Nov. 5 election.

The office of Alabama Secretary of State Wes Allen, a Republican, had referred to the program as “strategic efforts” to “remove noncitizens registered to vote” from the state’s voter rolls.

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  • @[email protected]English
    42•1 month ago

    In the decision, U.S. District Judge Anna Manasco, who was nominated by former President Donald Trump in 2020, ruled that the state violated the National Voter Registration Act’s “quiet period” provision and ordered Allen to pause the voter removal program through the election.

    All this bullshit vote-rigging nonsense passed in state legislatures needs to be thrown out. At least in time for this election.

    What they are doing is blatant and illegal, and there is a mechanism to stop it.

    • Optional
      8•1 month ago

      Yes, absolutely - but it was still roller-coaster-y to mis-read the headline and then realize they did the right thing. Those 3k voters will be able to vote in Nov.

  • dittyEnglish
    20•1 month ago

    I’m going in for early voting because I don’t want any last minute BS like this getting in my way of voting. I want my vote already counted by election day if possible

    • Flying Squid
      9•1 month ago

      I voted yesterday. Took my 14-year-old with me to show her what she will probably be doing totally differently in four years (if we will have an election in four years), but what the hell. In and out in less than 10 minutes. Got a sticker, took a selfie with her. Easy peasy.

      Edit: and it was in the mall, so she got to go to Spencer’s and FYE afterwards. Everyone wins.

      • @Psythik
        4•1 month ago

        14-year-olds still go to Spencer’s? Glad to hear that not everything has completely changed across the generations. Going to Spencer’s at the mall has been a teenage coming-of-age milestone since Gen X.

    • @irotsomaEnglish
      6•1 month ago

      So glad my state does mail-in/drop box voting and has a way for me to track that my ballot was received and counted or if there were any problems with it. And has a site to verify you’re registered and email you when your ballot is mailed to you so you know to be looking for it. No waiting in lines specifically designed to keep you longer than your employer allows. No defective machines to deal with at the last minute. No registration issues you can’t know about beforehand.