The DOJ announced Friday, it filed a Suit against Alabama and Alabama Secretary of State Wes Allen (R) Challenging a Pogram aimed at Removing Voters from its Election Rolls too Close to the Nov. 5th General Election.
“The right to vote is one of the most sacred rights in our democracy,” said Assistant Attorney General Kristen Clarke of the DOJ’s Civil Rights Division. “As Election Day approaches, it is critical that Alabama redress voter confusion resulting from its list maintenance mailings sent in violation of Federal Law. Officials across the Country should take heed of the National Voter Registration Act’s Clear and Unequivocal Restrictions on systematic List Maintenance efforts that fall within 90 days of an Election. The Quiet Period Provision of Federal Law exists to Prevent Eligible Voters from being Removed from the Rolls as a Result of last-minute, Error-Prone efforts. The DOJ will continue to use all the tools it has available to ensure that the voting rights of every eligible voter are protected.”
According to the DOJ, Alabama Sec. of State Wes Allen (R) announced the launch of a “process to remove noncitizens registered to vote in Alabama on Aug. 13th, 2024. That was 84 days before the Nov. 5th General Election. A Review from the Department found both Native-Born and Naturalized U.S. Citizens received Letters saying their Voter Record was made Inactive and that they were placed on a path for Removal from the Statewide Voter Registration List in Alabama.
That Letter directed Recipients, who are U.S. Citizens and Naturalized U.S. Citizens, therefore Eligible-to-Vote, should Complete and Submit a Voter Registration Form.
The Quiet Period Provision:
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 by no later than 90 days before federal elections. 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. The Quiet Period is an important protection for voters, because systematic removal programs may be error-ridden, cause voter confusion and remove eligible voters days or weeks before Election Day who may be unable to correct the state’s errors in time to vote or may be dissuaded from voting at all. States may remove names from official lists of voters in various ways and for various reasons, but they may not carry-on this kind of systematic removal program so close to a federal election."
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