Supreme Court Allows Virginia to Remove Noncitizens from Voter Rolls

The U.S. Supreme Court decided that Virginia may remove more than 1,500 noncitizens from its voter rolls.

The 6-3 decision comes as two lower courts ruled that the name removal violated the National Voter Registration Act.

Justices Sonia Sotomayor, Elena Kagan, and Ketanji Brown moved to deny the application for stay.

“The application for stay presented to The Chief Justice and by him referred to the Court is granted. The October 25, 2024 order of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia… is stayed pending the disposition of the appeal in the United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit and disposition of a petition for write of certiorari, if such writ is timely sought.”

“We are pleased by the Supreme Court’s order today. This is a victory for commonsense and election fairness. I am grateful for the work of Attorney General @JasonMiyaresVA on this critical fight to protect the fundamental rights of U.S. citizens. Clean voter rolls are one important part of a comprehensive approach we are taking to ensure the fairness of our elections,” Governor Glen Youngkin said.

“Virginians also know that we have paper ballots, counting machines not connected to the internet, a strong chain of custody process, signature verification, monitored and secured drop boxes, and a ‘triple check’ vote counting process to tabulate results. Virginians can cast their ballots on Election Day knowing that Virginia’s elections are fair, secure, and free from politically-motivated interference.”