DOJ drops lawsuit that halted Alabama’s voter purge
The suit successfully halted the program and there is currently no sign that it will be implemented again.
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Wes Allen highlights purge data from AVID voter registration system
Since taking office in September 2023, Allen withdrew Alabama from the Electronic Registration Information Center.
U.S. Supreme Court allows Virginia to purge voter rolls
Alabama has also tried to remove potential noncitizens from its rolls but remains blocked.
Tuberville voices support for illegal voter purge blocked by federal court
A federal court has already reversed Allen's program, deeming it a violation of federal voting laws.
Secretary of state releases mandated press release on court overturn of voter purge
On Oct. 16, a U.S. District Court issued an injunction that effectively reversed Allen's "Process to Remove Noncitizens."
Voting rights groups sue state over voter purge
The Southern Poverty Law Center, Campaign Legal Center and Fair Elections center filed the suit Friday.
Madison County nonprofit offers to pay half the cost to expand publication of voter list
United Women of Color has offered to pay half of the additional $7,000 to publish the list in the Black-owned Speakin' Out News.